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this is still so damn funny and I've seen it 100 times #TrumpIsUnwell (Original Post) TomDaisy Jun 2021 OP
He lied about drinking, too. sop Jun 2021 #1
That was the first time I ever really heard him slur his words. I've heard all Maraya1969 Jun 2021 #2
Adderall PsakiPswirli Jun 2021 #7
I like the Slock Rocket. patphil Jun 2021 #3
I know. It's so gross. TomDaisy Jun 2021 #10
Isn't that the failure to launch of a Crotch Rocket? Captain Zero Jun 2021 #11
he talked like that in the 60's !! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #4
this is a NJCher Jun 2021 #5
I think Chump is just a terrible reader, and I'd heard he has dyslexia FakeNoose Jun 2021 #6
Bright people with dyslexia will not read the exact words on the page. summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #8
Trump refuses to wear glasses in public. They used massive font on teleprompters etc but that RockRaven Jun 2021 #9

Maraya1969

(22,515 posts)
2. That was the first time I ever really heard him slur his words. I've heard all
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 10:14 PM
Jun 2021

the mispronunciations but never the actual slurring before

FakeNoose

(32,917 posts)
6. I think Chump is just a terrible reader, and I'd heard he has dyslexia
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 10:54 PM
Jun 2021

... so he reads stuff off the teleprompter incorrectly. He just continues botching it, even though he doesn't understand what he just read. Most people when they realize they made a mistake, they stop and correct themselves, but Chump never does that. It all sounds great to him.

summer_in_TX

(2,770 posts)
8. Bright people with dyslexia will not read the exact words on the page.
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 11:58 PM
Jun 2021

But they'll substitute words and the meaning will be the same.

I saw an interview with Erin Brockovich the other day and she mentioned she was dyslexic. Later she read something which showed what was on the page and we could hear what she said. It was a great illustration of that principle. Many substitutions but they made perfect sense and were articulate and intelligent.

Donald Trump isn't a bright person, so his substitutions do not make sense or sound right.

RockRaven

(15,095 posts)
9. Trump refuses to wear glasses in public. They used massive font on teleprompters etc but that
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 12:33 AM
Jun 2021

only goes so far. In fact, it probably contributed to a lot of his weird verbal missteps because he couldn't read ahead far enough to get the emphasis/pronunciation correct, especially when his lazy ass wasn't familiar with the speech because he didn't participate in the writing nor read it ahead of time.

And make no mistake, he DOES wear glasses in private. The pics are rare compared to the total amount of existing pics of his ugly assface, but they have appeared in MSM.

As for his weird slurring, his dental devices and purported substance abuse aren't doing him any favors there... But it probably is not helped by his frequent ignorance of what he's going to say before he says it.

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