What medical professionals are saying about Trump's symptoms of mental illness, including his cognitive decline

[ZiprHead]

‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity

Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffes, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignored

www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump’s frequently bizarre public appearances, which this month have seen the president claim, wrongly, that his uncle knew the Unabomber and rant unprompted about windmills on his recent trip to the UK, have once again raised questions about his mental acuity, experts say.

For more than a year Trump, 79, has exhibited odd behavior at campaign events, in interviews, in his spontaneous remarks and at press conferences. The president repeatedly drifts off topic, including during a cabinet meeting this month when he spent 15 minutes talking about decorating, and appears to misremember simple facts about his government and his life.

During his presidency, Joe Biden was subjected to intense speculation over his mental acuity – including from Trump. After Biden’s disastrous debate performance in June 2024, when he repeatedly struggled to maintain his train of thought, scrutiny over Biden’s fitness eventually led to him not running for re-election.

Trump, however, has largely been saved the same examination, despite examples of confusion and unusual behavior that have continued throughout his second term and were on full display on his recent trip to the UK.
Over the weekend Trump, during a meeting with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, abruptly switched from discussing immigration to saying this: “The other thing I say to Europe: we’ve – we will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They’re killing us. They’re killing the beauty of our scenery.”

 

[southernhybrid]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

 

[ZiprHead]

especially the ones in Congress.

I think Trump has a lot of dirt on some of the Republicans and he holds it over their heads. Blackmail.

 

[southernhybrid]

especially the ones in Congress.

I think Trump has a lot of dirt on some of the Republicans and he holds it over their heads. Blackmail.

That might be, but I think that the main thing is they are a bunch of cowards who refuse to stand up to their demented cult leader.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

I think his mind was fine but his endurance was flagging from the cancer.

 

[Toni]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

I think his mind was fine but his endurance was flagging from the cancer.

AFAIK, Biden did not experience any symptoms of stage 4 prostate cancer until after he left office. Prostate cancer, even state 4, often has few symptoms.

No doubt that Biden was not as sharp as he was 10 years ago or 20 but few of us are.

One huge difference is the fact that Biden had an administration which was competent and which loved this country and upheld the constitution. They were all public servants. Trump and his cult serve only themselves. and their competence is very questionable.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

especially the ones in Congress.

I think Trump has a lot of dirt on some of the Republicans and he holds it over their heads. Blackmail.

Disagree--I think he's a puppet. The blackmail is from whoever is the puppetmaster.

 

[southernhybrid]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

I think his mind was fine but his endurance was flagging from the cancer.

Yeah. It's too bad he followed the medical advice that tells men they don't need to be checked for prostrate cancer after age 70. His last check was when he was about 70, according to what I've read.
That's really too bad because he always seemed quite active and healthy compared to the orange man.

They also tell women that we don't need mammograms after age 75 as breast cancer at that age rarely metastasizes, but I think I'll keep having them. After all, it's an easy test that only hurts for a few minutes.

 

[southernhybrid]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

I think his mind was fine but his endurance was flagging from the cancer.

AFAIK, Biden did not experience any symptoms of stage 4 prostate cancer until after he left office. Prostate cancer, even state 4, often has few symptoms.

No doubt that Biden was not as sharp as he was 10 years ago or 20 but few of us are.

One huge difference is the fact that Biden had an administration which was competent and which loved this country and upheld the constitution. They were all public servants. Trump and his cult serve only themselves. and their competence is very questionable.

There are a lot of cancers that don't show symptoms until near the end. In fact, it's probably more common for people with cancer not to have symptoms until it's become somewhat advanced. My late sister had no symptoms until her kidney cancer had spread. I know someone who had no symptoms, then passed out and it was discovered that he had cancer in most parts of his body. He died a few days later. Ok. I'm off topic and this is a morbid subject so I'll leave it at that.

 

[ZiprHead]

especially the ones in Congress.

I think Trump has a lot of dirt on some of the Republicans and he holds it over their heads. Blackmail.

Disagree--I think he's a puppet. The blackmail is from whoever is the puppetmaster.

Trump learned well from his mentor, Roy Cohn. He also hung around with real Goodfellas style gangsters where I'm pretty sure he learned a trick or two. And his involvement with Russia, who made dirty tricks into an art form.

So yes, he's a gangster. And almost all gangsters have someone else they must answer to. They keep their relationships at arms length to protect each other. My guess, as most do, it is Putin. My other guess is Putin has a LOT more on Trump than just a pee tape. Probably him screwing young girls.

Anyone of any prominence that goes to Russia is immediately put under surveillance and offered "things". Remember the four Republicans who went to Russia over the 4th of July holiday? Who does that?

 

[southernhybrid]

Based on what I've read about Trump's father, it's likely that he was a psychopath. I wonder if psychopathy can be genetic. It's a brain disorder that we are still learning about. I've read two books on psychopathy, but since it's been a few years, I don't remember a lot of details. They have no empathy and now there is some evidence that if psychopathy is diagnosed at a very young age, sometimes the child can be rehabilitated. This is a new treatment and obviously Trump got now help with his mental disorders and now our country is being destroyed by a very sick man with has multiple brain disorders.

 

[southernhybrid]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...202204/can-gene-psychopathy-be-in-your-family

Pioneering psychopathy researcher Professor Robert D. Hare has said that William March’s bestselling novel, The Bad Seed,1 is a “remarkably true to life” portrayal of psychopathy in a child.2 Eight-year-old Rhoda Penmark came from loving parents who were devoted to her. But as the story unfolds, others who knew her thought her “strange.” School personnel noticed “a cold, self-sufficent, difficult child who lived by rules of her own, and not by the rules of others. She was a fluent and most convincing liar.”3 Rhoda became a murderer and was indifferent to her crimes. Though she never knew her maternal grandmother, a serial killer, she was already showing traits that were just like hers.


My sister, like Rhoda Penmark, was cunning and bold from as young as I could remember and managed to get the boys in her grade school to steal and give her their sisters’ jewelry. She had no qualms that what she had been given had been stolen. Her only desire was to continue to get what she wanted. My mother, captivated by her success, applauded her.

Recent research into heritability of psychopathic traits​

Some studies suggest that psychopathic traits begin in early age and they are partly heritable and are evident in childhood.”4 Studies with twins have shown that callous-unemotional traits, such as no sense of guilt or remorse, fearlessness, lack of affection, or unresponsiveness to punishment, appear to be moderately to strongly heritable.5,6 Recent genetic research suggests modest to high heritability of psychopathic traits.7 Some research has concluded that psychopathy is innate.8

That's just one article, but it does seem along with on several others I quickly read, that there may be a strong genetic link to psychopathy.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

I think his mind was fine but his endurance was flagging from the cancer.

Yeah. It's too bad he followed the medical advice that tells men they don't need to be checked for prostrate cancer after age 70. His last check was when he was about 70, according to what I've read.
That's really too bad because he always seemed quite active and healthy compared to the orange man.

They also tell women that we don't need mammograms after age 75 as breast cancer at that age rarely metastasizes, but I think I'll keep having them. After all, it's an easy test that only hurts for a few minutes.

I'm not very happy with the numbers on PSA testing at any age. By the time you look at all the treatment of those who weren't actually in danger it is questionable whether it's of benefit. A sufficiently slow growing tumor is best left alone as the treatment is hard on the patient--but we lack any good measure of which tumors to leave alone. All we can do is look at the statistics and even that doesn't work too well because obviously we only have observational studies.

 

[ZiprHead]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

I think his mind was fine but his endurance was flagging from the cancer.

Yeah. It's too bad he followed the medical advice that tells men they don't need to be checked for prostrate cancer after age 70. His last check was when he was about 70, according to what I've read.
That's really too bad because he always seemed quite active and healthy compared to the orange man.

They also tell women that we don't need mammograms after age 75 as breast cancer at that age rarely metastasizes, but I think I'll keep having them. After all, it's an easy test that only hurts for a few minutes.

I'm not very happy with the numbers on PSA testing at any age. By the time you look at all the treatment of those who weren't actually in danger it is questionable whether it's of benefit. A sufficiently slow growing tumor is best left alone as the treatment is hard on the patient--but we lack any good measure of which tumors to leave alone. All we can do is look at the statistics and even that doesn't work too well because obviously we only have observational studies.

A Prostatic Specific Antigen test does not measure a tumor in any way, shape, or form.

No doctor in their right mind would start treatment based on a PSA test alone.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

especially the ones in Congress.

I think Trump has a lot of dirt on some of the Republicans and he holds it over their heads. Blackmail.

I think Trump is dismantling the regulatory wing of the Exec branch. And he is illegally impounding funding the GOP didn't want to pass in the first place. So Putin gets what he wants, the GOP get what they want, and Trump gets to get what he wants.

 

[southernhybrid]

I was just talking to my neighbor about this very same thing. I told her that Trump had far more symptoms of dementia compared to Biden. We both agreed that Biden was an old man who wasn't as sharp as he once was, regardless if he had some early symptoms of dementia or not, but tRump was a psychopathic narcissist with obvious symptoms of full blown dementia. Plus we both strongly agreed that his followers are members of a cult, especially the ones in Congress.

I think his mind was fine but his endurance was flagging from the cancer.

Yeah. It's too bad he followed the medical advice that tells men they don't need to be checked for prostrate cancer after age 70. His last check was when he was about 70, according to what I've read.
That's really too bad because he always seemed quite active and healthy compared to the orange man.

They also tell women that we don't need mammograms after age 75 as breast cancer at that age rarely metastasizes, but I think I'll keep having them. After all, it's an easy test that only hurts for a few minutes.

I'm not very happy with the numbers on PSA testing at any age. By the time you look at all the treatment of those who weren't actually in danger it is questionable whether it's of benefit. A sufficiently slow growing tumor is best left alone as the treatment is hard on the patient--but we lack any good measure of which tumors to leave alone. All we can do is look at the statistics and even that doesn't work too well because obviously we only have observational studies.

A Prostatic Specific Antigen test does not measure a tumor in any way, shape, or form.

No doctor in their right mind would start treatment based on a PSA test alone.

Yes. A lot more testing would be done before any type of treatment was ordered.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

I'm not very happy with the numbers on PSA testing at any age. By the time you look at all the treatment of those who weren't actually in danger it is questionable whether it's of benefit. A sufficiently slow growing tumor is best left alone as the treatment is hard on the patient--but we lack any good measure of which tumors to leave alone. All we can do is look at the statistics and even that doesn't work too well because obviously we only have observational studies.

A Prostatic Specific Antigen test does not measure a tumor in any way, shape, or form.

No doctor in their right mind would start treatment based on a PSA test alone.

Of course not. The thing is if the PSA finds a slow tumor that doesn't matter.

And the biopsy isn't fun even if it's negative.

 

[bilby]

And the biopsy isn't fun even if it's negative.

A biopsy isn't the next diagnostic step after a mere positive PSA. PSA has a very high false positive rate, and is really only used because it's less icky (and therefore less likely to be indefinitely postponed) than a digital rectal examination.

Which is mildly unpleasant, but is not painful and doesn't take very long.

 

[ZiprHead]

I'm not very happy with the numbers on PSA testing at any age. By the time you look at all the treatment of those who weren't actually in danger it is questionable whether it's of benefit. A sufficiently slow growing tumor is best left alone as the treatment is hard on the patient--but we lack any good measure of which tumors to leave alone. All we can do is look at the statistics and even that doesn't work too well because obviously we only have observational studies.

A Prostatic Specific Antigen test does not measure a tumor in any way, shape, or form.

No doctor in their right mind would start treatment based on a PSA test alone.

Of course not. The thing is if the PSA finds a slow tumor that doesn't matter.

And the biopsy isn't fun even if it's negative.

The PSA doesn't find tumors. It suggests there might be one. Further testing and biopsies are the next step. Stop trying to defend your bulllshit posts as if you know what you're talkking about.