Lawrence O'Donnell addresses the elephant in the living room

Fantine · Jun 19, 2025

It's not "new" news, but it's something that needs to be talked about much more than it is.

In this opinion piece by Lawrence O'Donnell, he addresses the possibility, shared by numerous psychiatrists, that Donald J. Trump is suffering from increasing dementia. He expresses alarm at Trump's wondering why he could not fire Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Fed, and assume the role of Fed Chairman himself. He attributes this not to hunger for power but to not having the cognitive awareness of how the U.S. government, which he leads, works. He then talks about Americans' increasing anger at Trump's failure to control inflation due to his stubborn insistence on disproportionate tariffs, which the Fed and leading economists believe will create high inflation and result in the closure of some American businesses and unemployment. He illustrates the mental decline by describing how Trump in the Oval Office pointed to the Declaration of Independence and said that I think we could have prevented the Civil War. 600,000 lives were lost.

Yes, it's an opinion piece, but I think that it is compelling.

rambot · Jun 19, 2025

The issue is that none of his supporters...those diehard people will think that he is stupid OR EVEN BELIEVE that he is stupid.

Because they agree with him. Well, they want him to keep doing what he's doing...so how could he be stupid?

PErsonally, I don't think he IS stupid.

I think he's a manipulator (to the point of it being a clinical problem)
I think he has no respect really for anyone though he believes he knows how to show respect.
I also think his brain is now at a place where he shouldn't be running the country. It's too far gone.

Y'all need to make your government far, far younger.

Pommer · Jun 19, 2025

Fantine said:
MSN

It's not "new" news, but it's something that needs to be talked about much more than it is.

He could nominate himself for Chief Justice, that’d be swell!

Always in His Presence · Jun 19, 2025

Joke - he was joking - watch the video and see the smirk? It's a joke - take a deep breath - sit back. relax

NxNW · Jun 19, 2025

Pommer said:
He could nominate himself for Chief Justice, that’d be swell!

I hear he wants to appoint himself Chairman of the Fed.

ozso · Jun 19, 2025

It's hard to take what's supposed to be serious journalism seriously when lines like "that's how small the brain is that is sitting at the head of the table in the Situation Room" are issued. It's the sort of diatribe to be expected from political comedians.

Fantine · Jun 19, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
Joke - he was joking - watch the video and see the smirk? It's a joke - take a deep breath - sit back. relax

Were you able to relax when our nation was led by a capable and compassionate Biden?
At least we have ample reason.

Always in His Presence · Jun 19, 2025

Fantine said:
Were you able to relax when our nation was led by a capable and compassionate Biden?
At least we have ample reason.

No. Because I never viewed him as capable, compassionate and there were some times I wondered if he was even sentient

The best day I have witnessed in four years was his last day in office.

ozso · Jun 19, 2025

Fantine said:
Were you able to relax when our nation was led by a capable and compassionate Biden?
At least we have ample reason.

If Biden was capable, then why did he have to drop out of the election?

A2SG · Jun 20, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
No. Because I never viewed him as capable, compassionate and there were some times I wondered if he was even sentient

Many say the exact same thing about Donald Trump.

-- A2SG, though, one thing can't be said about any other president is that they're a convicted felon, or guilty of fraud on multiple occasions.....

Always in His Presence · Jun 20, 2025

A2SG said:
Many say the exact same thing about Donald Trump.

Yes they do - repeatedly - opening thousands of threads and tens of thousands of post.

One thing that can be said - the Current President has never had to be rescued by the Easter Bunny from getting lost in the rose garden.

A2SG said:
-- A2SG, though, one thing can't be said about any other president is that they're a convicted felon, or guilty of fraud on multiple occasions.....

And yet he won the popular vote - he won the electoral college - he won every swing state - he won more minority voters than any other Republican in the last 40 years - His party won the House and the Senate. Against the best the Democratic Party had to offer.

There is that little inconvenient part

DaisyDay · Jun 20, 2025

A2SG said:
-- A2SG, though, one thing can't be said about any other president is that they're a convicted felon, or guilty of fraud on multiple occasions.....

Not to mention the sexual assaults.

Maria Billingsley · Jun 20, 2025

Fantine said:
MSN

It's not "new" news, but it's something that needs to be talked about much more than it is.

Mental decline is the least of our worries in my opinion. There is an agenda in place and this president is the perfect person to kick start it. He can be easily manipulated, maneuvered and deceived, all for the purpose of restructuring the United States of America from the inside out.
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A2SG · Jun 20, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
Yes they do - repeatedly - opening thousands of threads and tens of thousands of post.

Exaggeration aside, I seem to recall similar threads and posts about President Biden back in the day.

Same as it ever was...

Always in His Presence said:
One thing that can be said - the Current President has never had to be rescued by the Easter Bunny from getting lost in the rose garden.

Nah, he just gets lost in his own speeches much of the time.

Always in His Presence said:
And yet he won the popular vote - he won the electoral college - he won every swing state - he won more minority voters than any other Republican in the last 40 years - His party won the House and the Senate. Against the best the Democratic Party had to offer.

There is that little inconvenient part

Yeah, that happened. Bet there are a lot of people who regret that decision now, huh?

-- A2SG, and more come to regret it every day.....

Always in His Presence · Jun 21, 2025

A2SG said:
Yeah, that happened. Bet there are a lot of people who regret that decision now, huh?

I understand that is your hope and desire - but his approval rating among Republicans is 82%.

Larniavc · Jun 21, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
And yet he won the popular vote - he won the electoral college - he won every swing state - he won more minority voters than any other Republican in the last 40 years - His party won the House and the Senate.

This is why the reputation of American voters being low information voters is a thing.

Always in His Presence · Jun 21, 2025

Larniavc said:
This is why the reputation of American voters being low information voters is a thing.

And the voters and Politicians leaving the Democratic Party because of all the chaos? Are they the intelligent ones?

A2SG · Jun 21, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
I understand that is your hope and desire - but his approval rating among Republicans is 82%.

Hey, if Republicans prefer convicted felons as political candidates, that's their problem.

-- A2SG, unfortunately, it's one the rest of us have to deal with....

Always in His Presence · Jun 21, 2025

A2SG said:
Hey, if Republicans prefer convicted felons as political candidates, that's their problem.

-- A2SG, unfortunately, it's one the rest of us have to deal with....

If the Democrats could come up with someone better than a convicted felon, I am sure all the independents, Democrats, minorities, along with moderate Republicans who voted for the convicted felon would have voted Democratic.

But they didn't - and still don't.

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