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turbinetree

(27,878 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:11 PM Jun 27

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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turbinetree

(27,878 posts)
2. And fries...................to speed the process ................to really block those arteries.............
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:26 PM
Jun 27

Cirsium

(4,267 posts)
3. HE'S LOSING IT!!!!
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:34 PM
Jun 27

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

(27,433 posts)
4. He's been on his deathbed for a year and a half
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:38 PM
Jun 27

According to a bunch of pundits on YouTube.

Maru Kitteh

(32,128 posts)
6. Well. That isn't really what she said. It's what laypeople hear.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 12:43 AM
Sunday

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

Unfortunately.

LudwigPastorius

(15,311 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
Sunday

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

(684 posts)
7. He's always had this speech problem
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:10 AM
Sunday

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.

calimary

(91,610 posts)
11. Am I wrong to hope I reach the day when we don't hear ANYTHING from OR about Donald Trump anymore?
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:20 PM
Sunday
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