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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's Talk Seriously, Trump Looked Like He Was On Something During 60 Min. Interview
I am not saying it as a joke, he looked and acted like he was 'tweaking'. Anyone else get that vibe, or am I off base?
PJMcK
(22,045 posts)Of course, I mean "normal" for Donald Trump.
He's an idiot.
JCMach1
(27,570 posts)granted a small one...
nruthie
(466 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,698 posts)and not in a good way, like Thom Hartmann. Trump has the personality of a spoiled brat who cannot tolerate being told either 'no' or that he is in any way wrong or responsible for anything beyond his successes. As time passes, it seems many of his 'successes' were not so successful after all, although he seems to have been able to cover for and profit from his screwups rather well.
I don't know about 'tweaking' but it is entirely possible that his mood moderating drugs were wearing off there.
rjsquirrel
(4,762 posts)Thought so all along.
PJMcK
(22,045 posts)Donald Trump doesn't drink because of his brother's death decades ago from alcoholism. By all accounts of his life, Mr. Trump is opposed to illegal drugs. Oddly, it's one of his very few positive attributes.
However, I think he's insane. His inconsistency and lack of policy coherence illustrate a lack of intellectual discipline. His behavior, like his facial expressions and "mugging for the camera," indicate someone who is either completely unserious or someone who is detached from reality. And his treatment of other people, whether expressed against individuals or large groups, demonstrates his arrogance, hatred, bigotry (of all forms), insensitivity and selfishness. He's psychotic and sociopathic and a danger to himself and others. That's my professional opinion! (wink)
Regardless, Mr. Trump should be on serious medication and in treatment for his retransformation to a human being.
Unfortunately, he's an idiot.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Just saying
PJMcK
(22,045 posts)What in the world was I thinking?!
womanofthehills
(8,758 posts)He really acted intoxicated in his Cincinnati speech - slurring and manic. Then the next speech he gave, he looked depressed and like he was on downers.
meow2u3
(24,768 posts)if he drank in the privacy of his home, only to tell the world he's a teetotaler.
Either that, or he's high--and hooked--on either speed or coke.
rjsquirrel
(4,762 posts)the notion that a NYC real estate tycoon who partied his way to headlines over and over in the 80s and 90s isn't a coke head is humorous.
skip fox
(19,359 posts)anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)Frankly I am shocked that more people don't point it out as it seems SO obvious. I thought it was painfully obvious during the 60 Minutes interview. I started noticing it a couple of months ago, and it seems to be getting worse -- which makes sense as he is under more pressure psychologically and physically. His lines about "oh I've never done drugs ever or touched a drink ever" seem to me to be very hard to believe given his lifestyle and the people with whom he surrounded himself.
But yes his extremely hyper, agitated behavior, slurring of words (I really noticed this in one of the last speeches he gave before the VP pick stuff), constant interrupting of others (and he is 70 not 15 so comparing him to a kid with ADHD doesn't account for his behavior in my mind -- I don't care how spoiled he is -- this reflects a physiological issue), constant jerking around in his chair and hyper antics at the podium, rapid-fire "machine gun" language, which is even one of the signs of a person hopped up on an amphetamine
Botany
(70,567 posts)Ever wonder why he is up all night sending out his tweets?
http://gawker.com/rumor-doctor-prescribes-donald-trump-cheap-speed-1782901680
cutroot
(876 posts)They think that they can stay up late and party all night and then just take a little white pill in the morning. It may take a while but the dam will burst eventually.
lapislzi
(5,762 posts)Either way, no one seems to care. He could eat a kitten on live TV and it wouldn't matter. There is literally nothing the man could do to shake his "base" out of its xenophobic, sullen stupor. He would find a way to "blame" it on Hillary, or Obama, or the media, and the machine would grind on.
What, me cynical?
DCBob
(24,689 posts)I have been involved with a person who had this problem. There are many levels of narcissism and many "normal" successful people are low level narcissists. But some develop into dangerous extreme disorders which affects their day to day life especially social interactions. The only people a narcissist can tolerate are those who believe all the crap they say about themselves. If you challenge a narcissist's claims.. lookout. The Trump / Warren feud is a classic case. She has really poked his narcissistic buttons and he cant stand it.
womanofthehills
(8,758 posts)He's manic in one speech, depressive in the next - maybe he has a little bi-polar going on with his narcissism. All of the personality disorders overlap.