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struggle4progress

(125,199 posts)
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:31 PM Yesterday

"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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FakeNoose

(39,628 posts)
1. The word salads have been going on for a long time ...
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:46 PM
Yesterday

... 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

(28,248 posts)
3. Unless he's talking about himself, he has the attention span of a goldfish.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:16 PM
Yesterday

Apologies to goldfish.

usonian

(22,663 posts)
4. Transcript of sorts.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:46 PM
Yesterday
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

(13,860 posts)
8. Bell's Palsy?
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 12:30 AM
22 hrs ago

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

ChicagoTeamster

(243 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
Yesterday

harumph

(3,031 posts)
12. For my part, I would very much like him to shit himself.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 09:16 AM
13 hrs ago

Shit himself so prodigiously that it is noticeable and can't be ignored by the press. To complete the picture, upon noticing (belatedly) that he shat himself, he should get a blank look on his face and reach into his pants - pull his hand out and sniff it. It would really be delightful if this were to happen in front of visiting dignitaries. Hard to 'splain' that away.

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