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turbinetree

(27,815 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:11 PM 16 hrs ago

Trump's 'neurological decline' exposed during recent speech: pathologist

By Bennito L. Kelty
Published June 27, 2026 7:40 PM ET

Trump's speech at his Great American State Fair exposed signs of what a specialist is calling his "neurological decline."

In a recent video, Hilary Shae, a licensed speech-language pathologist, pointed out that Trump "couldn't say 250th anniversary" or the word magnificent. She shared clips that showed Trump stopping hard as those words came up.

"Difficulties that Donald Trump has with saying specific words are consistent with dysarthria and ataxia or apraxia," Shae said. "They can occur after a stroke. They can occur with other brain disorders and dementia."



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cognitive-decline-2677120947/
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Trump's 'neurological decline' exposed during recent speech: pathologist (Original Post) turbinetree 16 hrs ago OP
yowser Tetrachloride 15 hrs ago #1
And fries...................to speed the process ................to really block those arteries............. turbinetree 15 hrs ago #2
Plus, double orders of Cha 12 hrs ago #9
Maybe to wash down some of Cha 12 hrs ago #8
HE'S LOSING IT!!!! Cirsium 15 hrs ago #3
He's been on his deathbed for a year and a half bif 15 hrs ago #4
Well. That isn't really what she said. It's what laypeople hear. Maru Kitteh 13 hrs ago #6
He can't read the speech on the teleprompter correctly because he refuses to wear glasses. LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #5
He's always had this speech problem swong19104 13 hrs ago #7
Ok good mountain grammy 11 hrs ago #10

turbinetree

(27,815 posts)
2. And fries...................to speed the process ................to really block those arteries.............
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:26 PM
15 hrs ago

Cirsium

(4,245 posts)
3. HE'S LOSING IT!!!!
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:34 PM
15 hrs ago

How many times have we heard that?

What is this, a video about a video that's about a Tik Tok post that's about a Trump speech? Great "General Discussion" material.

bif

(27,408 posts)
4. He's been on his deathbed for a year and a half
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:38 PM
15 hrs ago

According to a bunch of pundits on YouTube.

Maru Kitteh

(32,109 posts)
6. Well. That isn't really what she said. It's what laypeople hear.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 12:43 AM
13 hrs ago

But people who work in this population understand there can be a decade or more between these signs of decline and death.

Unfortunately.

LudwigPastorius

(15,272 posts)
5. He can't read the speech on the teleprompter correctly because he refuses to wear glasses.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 12:30 AM
13 hrs ago

We've seen this countless times. He'll start to fumble a word because he can't see it, then immediately goes into an "aside" using the word because he's figured out what it is.

swong19104

(679 posts)
7. He's always had this speech problem
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:10 AM
13 hrs ago

And he’s actually quite good at it when he segues from a mispronunciation to approaching the gist of the message from another angle. He’s quite smooth in that. But that’s exactly what one expects from a con artist.

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