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WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:42 AM May 2017

Trump became confused, didn't know where he was & wanders off (Twitter)

This could simply be a lack of sleep but combined with his expression and some other things Trump has done/said, IME, this seems to be more in line with his having dementia of some sort.




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Reports say that Trump became confused and didn't know where he was in Israel, and in the middle of Press conference "wandered off."
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Trump became confused, didn't know where he was & wanders off (Twitter) (Original Post) WePurrsevere May 2017 OP
Or just more of his insulting arrogance, meant to embarrass Netanyahu. southerncrone May 2017 #1
He does look confused Perseus May 2017 #60
Well If It Is A Dementia Issue Me. May 2017 #2
Maybe he just wanted to frogmarch May 2017 #3
Most likely. dalton99a May 2017 #4
That would be my bet. Still In Wisconsin May 2017 #42
Netanyahu looks bewildered. Baitball Blogger May 2017 #5
Looks like N. tried to help forgotmylogin May 2017 #24
Yeah, I want to find a longer video to see what happened next. xor May 2017 #68
Whatever it was, it's damn strange! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #6
Is this a real video? I just have to ask ... this is the first time I've seen it Greywing May 2017 #7
I'm never 100% sure but I think it's real... WePurrsevere May 2017 #10
I noticed "RUPTLY" on the video so I googled that and found Greywing May 2017 #19
One of my friends says it looks like a mask on Trump and the back of his hair looks strange. RKP5637 May 2017 #21
It's a real snippet. More of the video is posted below. nt WePurrsevere May 2017 #31
I noticed that, thank you. The YouTube video put everything in place for me .... Greywing May 2017 #36
Had to go pee. NoWheyJose May 2017 #8
poor netanyahu. he can't compete with saudis and others who can keep his attention JI7 May 2017 #9
Netanyahu should have had him do a hora marylandblue May 2017 #15
Maybe he can get wunna them there glowing orbs. n/t QC May 2017 #46
Link to an article on Trump's Cognitive Decline Locutusofborg May 2017 #11
Yet another tRump WTF moment! Earth to tRump, can ya hear me? n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #12
wish he would wander off the planet... dhill926 May 2017 #13
I told you: early dementia. It was obvious during the PCIntern May 2017 #14
Not really "Early," per age. More like "First-stage...." WinkyDink May 2017 #16
Fair enough...I stand corrected. nt PCIntern May 2017 #17
I wouldn't disagree with you... WePurrsevere May 2017 #23
This is just one of many hints pointing to dementia: DetlefK May 2017 #18
He is a snake oil salesman. He is speaking to the level of his supporters. N/t Horse with no Name May 2017 #30
I don't think the video from RUPTLY is legit Greywing May 2017 #20
More of the video is posted just below this. nt WePurrsevere May 2017 #35
Wow, I see now with the whole video!!! Something strange is going on with tRump! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #66
Here is a YouTube video of the event (see at @ the 3 min. mark): demmiblue May 2017 #22
Thank you! It still looks like he blanked out. This is also... WePurrsevere May 2017 #28
Watching the youtube video puts everything in context Greywing May 2017 #29
It didn't look natural to me. demmiblue May 2017 #33
I think he would have just walked off if no one was there to turn him around xor May 2017 #69
Well, he knew he wasn't in the Middle East anymore. louis-t May 2017 #25
This might be a case of.... NCTraveler May 2017 #26
Quick! Someone direct him to the Autobahn! N/t Horse with no Name May 2017 #27
I think he has dementia...he was always an asshat ( I went to school in Connecticut) but Demsrule86 May 2017 #32
Used up all his "tremendous" vocabulary? JohnnyLib2 May 2017 #34
That is the same behavior he exhibited while stalking HRC LOL Lib May 2017 #37
You're right, it was similar and... WePurrsevere May 2017 #40
Come on. This OP is bs. He never wondered off, he stood up and didn't know what was next. brush May 2017 #38
He's out of his element and way out of his league loyalsister May 2017 #48
Agreed. he's out of his league and not up to the job, but we don't have put up... brush May 2017 #70
Sometimes I think he's doing this so he won't go to fucking prison. C Moon May 2017 #39
Too late. tavernier May 2017 #49
The fuckstick was looking for a camera to pose for. kysrsoze May 2017 #41
he saw a cookie? trailmonkee May 2017 #43
He did not where he was and wondered off. Demtexan May 2017 #44
He is setting up a diminished capacity defense denbot May 2017 #45
That's what I thought when I heard it More_Cowbell May 2017 #64
that's scary. barbtries May 2017 #47
Wow, not sure what to make of this, but tRump did appear disoriented... manicraven May 2017 #50
I think he is going to have a nervous breakdown soon. Quixote1818 May 2017 #51
Dementia. liberalmuse May 2017 #52
Was he maybe running away from whatever reporters that were there, to avoid answering questions? MrPurple May 2017 #53
The man with the far away eyes world wide wally May 2017 #54
It's probably a combination of things. . . . BigDemVoter May 2017 #55
I don't trust him any further than I can throw him... Frustratedlady May 2017 #56
No way the Whitehouse ShitGibbon survives 4 years !! flying-skeleton May 2017 #57
Something is kind of off in this video Catherine Vincent May 2017 #58
this is just like cubbies01 May 2017 #59
8 second video is taken out of context. watch the whole video. Sunlei May 2017 #61
For 40 days and 40 nights ? The Christian right will Iove this !!! OnDoutside May 2017 #62
Stamina LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #63
I can't find any independent and credible sources that have this vid. PatrickforO May 2017 #65
Wow. This is getting more and more surreal as time goes by xor May 2017 #67

southerncrone

(5,506 posts)
1. Or just more of his insulting arrogance, meant to embarrass Netanyahu.
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:46 AM
May 2017

He's managed to insult virtually all of the other foreign leaders he's encountered. Except the Saudi King & Pootin.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
2. Well If It Is A Dementia Issue
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:47 AM
May 2017

We better make sure they can't hide/cover it up and have Jared/Ivanka run the country ala Ronnie/Nancy

frogmarch

(12,154 posts)
3. Maybe he just wanted to
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:47 AM
May 2017

stretch his legs a bit and went ahead and did because he thinks he's king of the whole freaking world and can do whatever the hell he wants to.

Baitball Blogger

(46,731 posts)
5. Netanyahu looks bewildered.
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:50 AM
May 2017

If Trump is mentally ill, it speaks volumes of his supporters who buy his brand of madness.

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)
24. Looks like N. tried to help
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:17 PM
May 2017

He put his hand on 45's arm as if to direct him "okay we go here next".

Trump doesn't even understand the concept of excusing himself specifically if he needs to hit the john or whatever he was doing.

xor

(1,204 posts)
68. Yeah, I want to find a longer video to see what happened next.
Fri May 26, 2017, 03:37 PM
May 2017

I'm noticing they all kind of seem to be looking at Trump like he's someone who isn't all the way there.

Greywing

(1,124 posts)
7. Is this a real video? I just have to ask ... this is the first time I've seen it
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:52 AM
May 2017

and I'm kind of shocked it hasn't gone viral. 45 looks like he's ready to fall over flat on his face when he stands up and then looks like he's half conscious. And Bibi's face looks like "what the hell is he doing?"

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
10. I'm never 100% sure but I think it's real...
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:58 AM
May 2017

I found it shared by a fairly reliable source* who got it from what I think is the original source that I shared here.

"Fairly reliable source":
Adam Parkhomenko
@AdamParkhomenko
Former aide to @HillaryClinton. Ready for Hillary, founder.

I'd love to see more of this in context if someone can find it. I tried quickly but nada yet.

Greywing

(1,124 posts)
19. I noticed "RUPTLY" on the video so I googled that and found
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:09 PM
May 2017

Ruptly is a video news agency specializing in video on demand belonging to the Russian-based RT televised news network based in Berlin, Germany.

I think that American or Israeli reporters/cameras would have captured that moment if was legit and it would have appeared on MSM in no time. Trump's face looks so out of focus and Bibi's face is really clear.

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
21. One of my friends says it looks like a mask on Trump and the back of his hair looks strange.
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:14 PM
May 2017

The more I look at it I agree. Also, the eye slits look like those of a mask. Jason? LOL!

JI7

(89,251 posts)
9. poor netanyahu. he can't compete with saudis and others who can keep his attention
Fri May 26, 2017, 11:54 AM
May 2017

By giving him or his family money.

Netanyahu has to answer to the rest of the govt.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
15. Netanyahu should have had him do a hora
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:05 PM
May 2017

It's no Arab Sword Dance, but it is a lot of fun and easy to do.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
23. I wouldn't disagree with you...
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:15 PM
May 2017

like his narcissism it's something to be aware of, watch for and call attention too when we see it since his actions and mental health impacts all of us.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
18. This is just one of many hints pointing to dementia:
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:06 PM
May 2017

Just a few days ago I read an article by neuroscientists who speculated that Trump's deteriorating speech might be from age-related dementia. Trump was a sophisticated talker with the vocabulary of an educated man in the 1980s and 90s, you wouldn't believe. But nowadays he talks on the level of a 10yo.



As for myself, I'm speculating that he is not merely lying to further his goals. I think he has actual mental problems keeping reality and imagination apart. And that's a sign of schizophrenia.

demmiblue

(36,864 posts)
22. Here is a YouTube video of the event (see at @ the 3 min. mark):
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:14 PM
May 2017



Interestingly, Netanyahu cut out that portion from his official YouTube video:


WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
28. Thank you! It still looks like he blanked out. This is also...
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:24 PM
May 2017

Where he revealed that it was Israel intell that he gave the Russians.

FWIW blurting out things that are totally inappropriate can also a symptom of some dementia.

I suspect Netanyahu cut it out before than more because of the revelation Trump blurted than anything else but...

Greywing

(1,124 posts)
29. Watching the youtube video puts everything in context
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:24 PM
May 2017

looked natural (for Trump) and he comes back into frame and makes his stupid ass statement about how he never mentioned Israel in disclosing information to Russians in the Oval Office.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
26. This might be a case of....
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:21 PM
May 2017

The press started asking questions and his first instinct was to run like a coward. Look at the full video posted above.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
32. I think he has dementia...he was always an asshat ( I went to school in Connecticut) but
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:27 PM
May 2017

he had an acceptable vocabulary some years ago.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
40. You're right, it was similar and...
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:55 PM
May 2017

it might have been him being a buttwipe, him a bit lost/confused and confused or both.

If this was the only thing he did that was 'odd' I'd brush it off but it's not. I just think it's something we need to be aware of.

brush

(53,785 posts)
38. Come on. This OP is bs. He never wondered off, he stood up and didn't know what was next.
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:47 PM
May 2017

Bibi got him to come back and stand for photos. This is just an isolated clip of a longer video cut to make trump seem disoriented (See the longer version posted in this thread by someone else).

We don't have to phony up stuff.

He is making himself look bad enough overseas all by himself.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
48. He's out of his element and way out of his league
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:11 PM
May 2017

What to expect of a guy who has lived a life with the sense of entitlement and demand for loyalty he has? We had no clue. He is beyond our experience and he is in way over his head being what is essentially an employee who has to meet demands other than those he has chosen and defined.
That this far outside of our experience doesn't make his behavior only explainable by pathology.

brush

(53,785 posts)
70. Agreed. he's out of his league and not up to the job, but we don't have put up...
Fri May 26, 2017, 04:10 PM
May 2017

not quite honest clips.

He'll fall on his face on his own.

C Moon

(12,213 posts)
39. Sometimes I think he's doing this so he won't go to fucking prison.
Fri May 26, 2017, 12:50 PM
May 2017

Plus a chance at giving all his criminal buddies an out, as well.

Demtexan

(1,588 posts)
44. He did not where he was and wondered off.
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:04 PM
May 2017

When my mother was in an nursing home she would walk away like that.
No idea where she was.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
64. That's what I thought when I heard it
Fri May 26, 2017, 02:40 PM
May 2017

After seeing it, I don't know what to think. I do think that that's his end game though, to avoid impeachment or imprisonment. And it's possible that his team will be told to comment on it at some point, to help.

Quixote1818

(28,944 posts)
51. I think he is going to have a nervous breakdown soon.
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:18 PM
May 2017

He is so use to everyone "respecting" him, this constant barrage of bad press is probably causing his brain to overload.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
52. Dementia.
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:19 PM
May 2017

Or Alzheimer's. He has all the signs. And the GOP are taking advantage of it. It doesn't mean Trump isn't a piece of shit, just a piece of shit with dementia. We should all be very afraid - or defiant. I think a mass resistance is in order; something that will wake up the GOP and let them know the "unwashed masses" have power, not the lobbyists who line their pockets.

BigDemVoter

(4,150 posts)
55. It's probably a combination of things. . . .
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:37 PM
May 2017

He's already a very old 70-year-old, and he's in TERRIBLE physical shape. He probably gets sundowners after dark, and the fact that he very probably uses drugs (i.e. cocaine and. . .?) makes it a wonder he can even talk at all, but of course I wouldn't characterize ANY of his word salad as "talking."

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
56. I don't trust him any further than I can throw him...
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:39 PM
May 2017

and I would guess he's starting his "fake" dementia act to get his butt out of trouble with the FBI/government on the Russia and financial charges coming his way. If anyone knows how to get beyond a bald-faced lie, it's Trump. I'm sure he's been practicing since childhood and has his act down pat.

He may not live out the rest of his life in the Tower, but he won't spend the time in prison, either.

Hold your sympathy until we know he's failing for real.

Catherine Vincent

(34,490 posts)
58. Something is kind of off in this video
Fri May 26, 2017, 01:54 PM
May 2017

Why only 8 seconds long...Is there a longer version?

edited to add: Nevermind, I saw the full video above.

cubbies01

(85 posts)
59. this is just like
Fri May 26, 2017, 02:01 PM
May 2017

When he wandered off before signing a bill leaving Pence and Ross and two other people shocked/embarrassed. Many said it was a reaction to question but the question was asked as he already was walking out door. He is for sure having mental issues. I also think it is why he is so reckless. He can't remember any coaching. Thing about mental issues, they all accelerate under stress. I think 120 days as POTUS have ham hurtling to being unable to function by year's end.

PatrickforO

(14,576 posts)
65. I can't find any independent and credible sources that have this vid.
Fri May 26, 2017, 02:45 PM
May 2017

I did watch the entire You Tube vid below, and this short snippet again. As much as I dislike Trump, this may be a bit overblown.

Dislike is actually a weak word - loathe is more like it.

And I do think he's got some cognitive problems. But I'm not convinced this is real, or that it wasn't taken way out of context.

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