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struggle4progress

(125,184 posts)
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:31 PM 8 hrs ago

"Quiet, Piggy!" as a sign of dementia

Dr. John Gartner, joins Joanna Coles to break down what key moments reveal about Donald Trump’s cognitive decline. From trouble saluting at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to odd noises at a McDonald’s event, Gartner explains patterns of psychomotor decline, word salad, and disinhibited behavior. They discuss how stress, existing personality issues, and potential dementia intersect, offering a rare psychological lens on the president’s bizarre behavior. This episode peels back the curtain on what’s really happening inside Trump’s brain.

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"Quiet, Piggy!" as a sign of dementia (Original Post) struggle4progress 8 hrs ago OP
The word salads have been going on for a long time ... FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #1
Unless he's talking about himself, he has the attention span of a goldfish. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #3
My dad's mind is sharper at 90 than Trump's appears to be at 80. RandySF 7 hrs ago #2
Transcript of sorts. usonian 6 hrs ago #4
Bell's Palsy? LudwigPastorius 5 hrs ago #8
He looks like my gran did róisín_dubh 5 hrs ago #9
A demented bully pulls out childish insults wrapped in the authoritarian attitude of his hateful personality ChicagoTeamster 6 hrs ago #5
Maybe he'll just fucking die already. Orrex 6 hrs ago #6
This "piggy" thing might be Trumps Waterloo. BradBo 5 hrs ago #7

FakeNoose

(39,614 posts)
1. The word salads have been going on for a long time ...
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:46 PM
7 hrs ago

... long before Chump ran for president in 2015.

Chump was spouting word salads back in the 90's, and maybe earlier. Just ask Tony Schwartz, the REAL author of "The Art of the Deal." Mr. Schwartz has revealed the ordeal he went through trying to write that book, when Chump could never focus long enough to answer any questions.

He's got the attention span of a 5-year-old. I'm sure it's worse now, but it was already evident 30 years ago.

3catwoman3

(28,232 posts)
3. Unless he's talking about himself, he has the attention span of a goldfish.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:16 PM
7 hrs ago

Apologies to goldfish.

usonian

(22,658 posts)
4. Transcript of sorts.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:46 PM
6 hrs ago
https://pastebin.com/raw/w1DFHuDd

I think these tools use voice to text, which is not good.

But you can't skim audio.

Stroke? I am NOT a physician, but if this ain't stroke, then what?



Bags under the eyes say heart attack.

LudwigPastorius

(13,856 posts)
8. Bell's Palsy?
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 12:30 AM
5 hrs ago

I'd think that if the drooping was a stroke symptom, it wouldn't just go away.

ChicagoTeamster

(231 posts)
5. A demented bully pulls out childish insults wrapped in the authoritarian attitude of his hateful personality
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:04 PM
6 hrs ago
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