r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 6h ago
Possible Paywall Trump, 80, Is Psychotic and It’s Getting Worse, Says Cognitive Doctor
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-80-is-psychotic-and-its-getting-worse-says-cognitive-doctor•
u/gfh110 Pennsylvania 6h ago
We know. It's obvious to anyone with functioning senses who is paying even minimal attention.
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u/Equal-Temporary-1326 5h ago
And to people who know Trump and the government very deliberately lie to the public very confidently about the state of his health on a routine basis.
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u/11Kram 4h ago
He could identify a picture of a giraffe recently. Nailed it immediately. Surely that counts for something?
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u/omniverso 3h ago
Look at how they handled Mitch McConnell being absent for three months and then coming back as a vegetable. The enablers are working around the clock at this point to keep the illusion of democracy afloat.
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u/mandelbratwurst 2h ago
Clearly that means he should be entitled to break the constitution and be president for yet another term! Surely Biden could never have identified a Giraffe!
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u/jazzieberry Mississippi 4h ago
As Bob Dylan said, "don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
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u/Superb-Wait-4003 4h ago
at this point you have to wonder how much more obvious it needs to get before people stop pretending nothing is wrong
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u/Due_Bluebird3562 3h ago
People like to be contrarian regarding his health. Especially on Reddit where whenever you spot his dementia addled bullshit some poster will immediately hit you with "he always sounds like that" or "his dad lived til 93" as retorts.
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u/hukep 6h ago
It'd be funny, if he wasn't the US president.
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u/IntelligentStyle402 5h ago
Isn’t this exactly what Megas voters wanted? Chaos? Racism? Destruction? ICE intimidation? Corruption? the wealthy to become more wealthy
and more powerful and to protect their golden pig from every crime he has committed? Sadly, America is now a dirty swamp of liars, fascists, racists, sex predators, guns, tariffs and inflation. Always remember all the filthy rich who gladly accepted Epstein’s invitation to sexual predator Island. America once a shiny apple, is rotting right in front of us. America is no longer considered an intelligent, moral or an ethical country.•
u/batlord_typhus 5h ago
It's the new social contract offered by capital: You can't have wages, housing or healthcare, but we will allow you to hate and have status over prescribed enemies.
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u/cherrycoke00 18m ago
Seriously. Remember his like 4 day obsession with Robert Pattinson after Kristen Stewart cheating allegations came out? It was like 2011 maybe? He tweeted like 27 times - said some misogynistic bs about her, kept talking about how sexy Robert was, eventually spiraled into him begging Robert to be a judge on Miss universe.
THAT psychosis was really fucking funny. He had zero real power, very very limited fake power (only in media and even then, barely), and was just soooo unhinged about something no other 70 year old man could give two shits about. I miss those days.
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u/User4C4C4C South Carolina 5h ago
Wondering how many people are going to get hurt before Republicans finally decide to 25th or impeach/remove him.
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u/Colonel-Mooseknuckle 5h ago
There is absolutely nothing that will make that happen. He could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and molest a child and they would find an excuse for it.
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u/Long_Audience4403 5h ago
"The child was dressed in a provocative manner! It was the child's fault!"
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u/AnalTongueDarts Minnesota 5h ago
Vance can (could, if he didn't have all the charm of a cum-encrusted sofa) serve ten years in the oval if they get rid of Trump in late-January. They might be tempted to try so he can have two years to try to wash the stink off him before 2028.
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u/TheGringoDingo 5h ago
I have no doubts that it’s the plan, they just can’t say it until Trump implodes the midterms and does something stupid. There are like 20 different paths for Vance to get there.
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u/TheAskewOne 5h ago
It might be the plan, but I think that even the GOP realizes that there’s no way Vance wins a fair election. I mean he failed at ordering donuts.
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u/Sknowles12 4h ago
Remember Theil et al will step in for Vance.
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u/Blackthorn79 4h ago
People paint Trump as some great conman who stole the presidency. It was the oligarchs and Russia that stole it for him. Trump did his part, but Vance will get steal 2.0 and hasn't fucked anything worst than a couch and only bankrupted his and his wife's soul. He'll be an easier sell.
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u/windwatcher01 4h ago
There are people among this group that denied COVID was real literally unto their dying breath. That revelatory moment you're waiting for ain't happening.
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u/piney 5h ago
They won’t do anything until they’re the ones getting hurt.
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u/fireeight 5h ago
They already have been hurt. All that matters is that someone who they believes is lower is being hurt worse.
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u/TheRealBejeezus 4h ago
January 6? Even the congresspeople who were chased or attacked ended up supporting him again.
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u/RagnarStonefist 3h ago
Hitler had loyalty from many of his people right up until the end. The war wasn't over until he was dead, Berlin was in ruins and somebody else took over to surrender.
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u/Made_Human_Music 5h ago
Unless he hurts them personally they don’t care what he does. And even then there’s a good chance they’ll be ok with being hurt themselves because Dear Leader must never be questioned
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u/Butterfly_and_Bee 3h ago
Once the dems are in power, many republicans will go along because they have someone to blame.
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u/Worst_Support 1h ago
they might be waiting until january 20th just so that vance could hypothetically finish trump's term, win in 2028, and still be eligible to run in 2032
assuming of course that vance can win despite being a wet towel
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u/PM_UR_Sexy_boots 4h ago
I wonder how many other folk will die through misadventures while celebrating the obituary
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u/DigiSmackd 1h ago
IF he finally crossed the line of any semblance of sanity, it won't be any sort of day of reckoning for anyone.
He'll be a bit of a martyr. He'll be their hero who gave all his time, energy, money, and health to trying to fix America! He'll be their icon who beat everyone except father time. He'll be the sad old savior and we should all come together and be kind and respectful because getting old happens to all of us. And what kind of cold hearted, hateful, evil person says bad things about a sick old man?!
And then on to the next.
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u/vahntitrio Minnesota 1h ago
The people that have to invoke the 25th never will because it is their last chance at holding any power by staying in the cabinet.
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u/jedrider 5h ago
The Republican Party is 'psychotic' as well and it might as well be diagnosed.
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u/Acceptable-Bus-2017 I voted 5h ago
It's years of mental abuse via Faux "news"
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u/sodontstopnow 2h ago
Dude- Reddit has more Trump articles and mentions that Faux will ever have. It’s nothing but 24/7 Trump- it’s making me avoid Reddit just have to have some internal peace & sanity- to go without seeing or hearing about this dude every waking minute is my new nirvana.
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u/Acceptable-Bus-2017 I voted 2h ago
Right, because reddit is actual current events. Faux "news" is closer to Facebook is you want to compare it to a social media platform. Propoganda and outrage smut.
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u/sodontstopnow 1h ago
lol every news channel and social media platform is propaganda and outrage smut- almost positive it’s the business model for clicks. Reddit like Faux has its own list of terribleness but that’s a different story for a different thread. Hopefully there will be a day when it isn’t Trump 24/7, dear lord am I praying for it.
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u/artsyhipsterKratos 4h ago
Honestly this is why we are even still talking about it. Bad people and crazy people are everywhere. Always have been. But to have a bunch of bad, crazy, stupid people circle the wagons en masse around a particular bad,stupid, crazy person is really something to behold. It’s like a really fucked up once in a lifetime celestial event.
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u/nezumipi 4h ago
The headline is mixing up "psychotic" and "psychopath". The text of the article says he is a psychopath, which is correct.
Psychopath and psychotic are not the same thing. They're both bad to have in a president, but they are completely different. A psychopath hurts others without remorse, lacks empathy, is impulsive and irresponsible. A person who is psychotic has hallucinations and delusions. (And for "delusions" I don't mean stupid irrational political beliefs. I don't even mean serious memory lapses. I mean, "there are rats in my brain and they steal my dreams" kind of crazy.)
Psychopath = badness
Psychosis = madness
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u/Johnny_Oro 1h ago
To be fair Trump is 100% both.
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u/Automatic-Essay2175 43m ago
I loathe him but he demonstrates no evidence of psychosis.
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u/Johnny_Oro 10m ago
He's said a lot of things that are very likely symptoms of dementia-related psychosis. And just a couple days ago there's a footage of him waving and saluting at a nonexistent crowd and wandering off aimlessly.
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u/zipthai 1h ago
You see the rats too??
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u/_iamacat 1h ago
Crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. And rats make me crazy.
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u/duzies 1h ago
Was about to say the same thing, although Trump seems to be kind of a mix between psychopath and sociopath. He is impulsive and reactive, shows certain emotions like narcissistic rage, and can form bonds like with people like Epstein and Putin. But other than that, he's pretty much textbook psychopath. I guess technically it's all considered antisocial personality disorder though.
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u/saurus83 10m ago
Yes why do people and articles constantly mix this up.
Psychosis is a madness of the mind.
Psychopathy is a madness of the heart.
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u/Rush-23 5h ago
The title says psychotic and the article is about him being psychopathic. Those are different things.
To be fair, he’s probably both.
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u/chelicerate-claws 4h ago
It's Daily Beast, their articles are constant garbage to the point that I think they should be banned from this sub. Surprised the headline isn't "Trump SLAMMED for Being Psychotic."
Agreed on him being both though.
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u/DeezNutsButterNJelly 4h ago
This kind of absolute horseshit in this article is exactly why the views expressed throughout this thread will never be taken seriously (without serious change in the type of journalism allowed here). We need to change what’s allowed on this sub right now.
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u/DrSamLoomis 5h ago
Terrible drawing. He always shows his lower teeth more than upper, like a bulldog or a pedophile conman
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u/scruffmonkey 28m ago
or just a cheap assed rapist who won't pay the price for proper fitted dentures.
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u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast 6h ago
Donald Trump is a “puppet” to psychopathic traits that are likely to become even more dangerous if Republicans suffer a bruising defeat in next month’s midterm elections, a leading clinical psychologist has warned.
Dr Vincent Greenwood, director of the Washington Center for Cognitive Therapy, also believes the president’s danger is underestimated and warrants invoking the 25th Amendment.
Speaking to the Daily Beast, he said Trump exhibits clinical psychopathy, characterized by three particularly destructive traits: impulsivity, remorselessness and an intense drive to dominate.
“These traits are ominous—every one of them,” said Greenwood, who has conducted more than 1,700 psychological evaluations and has been studying Trump for years.
“The clinical psychopath is just unable to grapple with any thorny or difficult issue. They’re radically disinhibited and very impulsive, which is not a good fit for a commander in chief.
Read the full story, here.
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u/Sknowles12 4h ago
The comorbid and dangerous portrayal of dementia doesn't appear to be added into this discussion.
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u/Maoleficent 3h ago
And yet nothing will happen. In fact, the Felon's pals are calling Putin a humanitarian. The Secretary CheeseDick of War is preparing to use more military hardware against civilians (a heat ray that reaches almost a mile).
The Felon is a distraction - the clown at the rodeo - it is Miller, Bannon Kushner, et al that are pulling the strings.
Donald Trump rapes children and assaults women.
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u/G-Unit11111 California 3h ago
Because he watches Fox News 24 hours a day and his mind has been completely hollowed out by his constant consumption of rage bait propaganda.
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u/LineNo9020 5h ago
Hopefully he implodes post Democratic midterm sweep
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u/toejam2030 5h ago
Hes gonna go crazy and try to disavow the election-his acolytes will do whatever he says
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u/Major-Tension-674 5h ago
Or they will see it as the escape hatch it should be.
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u/toejam2030 5h ago
I cant see that happening-his followers are blind
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u/Major-Tension-674 3h ago
I meant the politicians.
Cruz is on his third administration. He’s as malleable as a sponge. Just as strong too.
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u/Exotic-Ferret-3452 5h ago
Two things can be true here: Trump is full of shit and of no value; and The Daily Beast is full of shit and of no value.
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u/insomniac8994 3h ago
That's two presidents in a row with cognitive decline. Y'all really need to stop electing people older than 70
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u/NoMasterpiece7834 5h ago
We all know he's Psychotic, Trouble is the arse lickers are too scared to do anything about it.
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u/JesT_Weird 3h ago
Every single thing Bone Spurs has ordered done... ...some one has agreed to do for him.
It ain't just him.
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u/PeterVanNostrand 5h ago
I bet Lee Greenwood saw the doctors name, thought about how dumb Trump is and is sweating profusely right now.
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u/thissomeotherplace 5h ago
Vascular dementia says what?
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u/notsosilentsentinel 2h ago
Like waving to empty fields? Trump derangement syndrome is real. They will probably officially name this type of dementia after him. And that is really the only thing that should be named after him.
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u/TheCubsaregreat 1h ago
The bill for all things Trump is coming do, and we will be lucky to survive it. Not kidding.
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u/AtlanticCrescendo 4h ago
Sure Trump has his faults - he's a perpetual liar, a fraudster, a Russian agent, a proven rapist, a crook, a cheat, a traitor - but we have to remember that we're all human. We all have our weaknesses and failings.
Nobody's perfect.
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u/bakerfredricka I voted 18m ago
He is also the one and only CURRENT SITTING PRESIDENT, which isn't applicable to everyone else right now.
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u/Artistic_Frosting233 3h ago
Guys can you please stop upvoting the clickbaity Daily Beast? This trash must stop.
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u/HeathenStina 50m ago
It’s a decent article. Not deep but describes an interview with a professional. Short and sweet. Maybe skip over the beast articles if u don’t like them and we can decide for ourselves what we do and read.
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u/CR8VJUC 5h ago
He’s reached the growling stage by now.
We’re all fucked.
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u/-Totes_Magotes- Illinois 20m ago
Perhaps but notice how his tail is slowly tucking between his legs? He definitely feels it.
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u/kneeco28 Canada 5h ago edited 5h ago
No serious medical professional diagnoses people remotely and no serious publication publishes such nonsense.
Sorry, I know you hate Trump (as you should, you don't hate him near enough, in fact) but unserious nonsense for social media clicks isn't the remedy to the predicament. In no small part, it is the predicament.
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