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Trump’s Mental Illness Needs to Be Part of the Conversation in 2024
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Jan 16, 2024 10:28:14   #
XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon
 
EmilyD wrote:
The Trumps would be a great family to break that! Since everything else is changing in America, why not that, too?

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I'm not that progressive.

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Jan 16, 2024 10:30:13   #
Radar OReilly
 
EmilyD wrote:
Were the two Bushes a monarchy? How about the two John Adamses?

I think Don Jr. would be a fantastic president! Even Ivanka!

Barron has a few things to learn yet, but he's got great mentors in his father and his brothers and sisters!!

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You may be right Emily...Time will tell Stay warm and have a Great day. and NO to the other father/son combinations being monarchists.Neither were cousins TR and FDR.

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Jan 16, 2024 10:30:52   #
Skiladi
 
Milosia2 wrote:
Most are not , and were not.
What are you suffering from ?
Racism ??????


Typical democrat blather! If you have nothing intelligent to say, you yell “racism”. It’s a running joke in HS. If you correct a kid for something, they yell racism (and laugh).

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Jan 16, 2024 10:38:53   #
EmilyD
 
Radar OReilly wrote:
You may be right Emily...Time will tell Stay warm and have a Great day. and NO to the other father/son combinations being monarchists.Neither were cousins TR and FDR.


Great! Then I propose the following: Donald Sr. in November, after that Donald Jr., then Eric, then Barron....all serving two terms. That's 32 years....after that, my grandchildren can continue where that leaves off...👍👍👍!!

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Jan 16, 2024 11:13:09   #
Radiance3
 
albertk wrote:

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Is that Michaelle?

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Jan 16, 2024 11:55:12   #
martsiva
 
Milosia2 wrote:
Democrats ????
Putting a gun to his head making him stand in front of every camera he can find?
Or making him spend his time walking into and out of Courtrooms where he is being tried for past criminal behavior. ? Another today . Because he should’ve kept his fat test shut .
Now it going to cost him again on top of a previous judgement .
This proves trump his not very smart .
And not fit to run anything .
Except maybe the Leavenworth prison wrestling team.
And Why would Dems waste any time time putting trump in the news while they are constantly being shortchanged on their own airtime today ????
Should the Dems talk about trump instead of the great things already accomplished
by President Biden ?
You speak , as others before thinking.
Democrats ???? br Putting a gun to his head making... (show quote)


Great things accomplished by Biden?? SAY WHAT?? You mean like the greatest border crisis this country has ever seen?? You mean like the great hike in prices at the pump causing everyday goods to rise in price also?? There is not ONE thing tht Biden has accomplished that negates all the damage he`s done to this country!! NOT ONE

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Jan 16, 2024 12:59:21   #
Jim0001 Loc: originally from Tennessee, now Virginia, USA
 
permafrost wrote:
Have to say this.. One of the many thing which I can never understand is when our buddies the radical American right winger. Make this guy the leader of the once republican party, express their love and adoration and claim he is nearly already elected to another round in the oval and then cry and whine that we Democrats and real americans should not talk about him all the time... The cover him with a thick quilt of lies to protect him but simply promoting someone else to the the main cheese would halt the trump talk in a day..

It is understandable they do not want to hear truths about him, but then bringing up that he is still breathing and they will do anything to vote him back in for some true vengeance on a platter.. makes the situation seem like a loony toon adventure..

If you do not want to hear the facts, do not crow about the deeds to be done..

Now more coffee...
Have to say this.. One of the many thing which I c... (show quote)


Talk about distorting facts and lying, "we Democrats and real americans", the two are not compatible!

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Jan 16, 2024 13:10:46   #
Jim0001 Loc: originally from Tennessee, now Virginia, USA
 
Milosia2 wrote:
Facts !
Nothing but Facts.
The Facts are what’s important here.
Who wrote it .
Unimportant !
Facts .
The question remains.
Who would want a crazy narcissistic psychopath for the president of a country that already has enough psycho problems.
No shortage of liars , thieves , cheaters and rapists .
Who wants one for president ?????
How will this help anything ?
Except keeping trump out of jail .???????
Nothing else.
He delivered ZERO of his 2016 Campaign Promises.
Trump nonsense , 24/7 .
Let all the Convicted Felons out of Jail ,
Open all of the mental institutions, set them all free Also .
And best of All ,
If trump should be elected,
This
Will be the
Very
Last time
Elections
Will be required .
Trump and Family will dominate for the next 35 years.
Just like any other third world country .
Somoza and family is an example.
Facts ! br Nothing but Facts. br The Facts are wha... (show quote)


"No shortage of liars, thieves, cheaters and rapists .
Who wants one for president ?????"
We currently have exactly what you described living in the Whitehouse an he is a pedophile as well!

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Jan 16, 2024 13:25:12   #
Jwilly
 
Rose42 wrote:
Its amusing to see how you people suck up anything and everything because you hate trump. They keep trying to push different narratives as his popularity grows and some of you latch on to all of them

I don’t want him elected but wow are some of you easy marks for whatever comes up.


Benedict Donald has always been mentally challenged and mentally ill, why do you think Putin chose him to lead the moron movement?

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Jan 16, 2024 13:30:15   #
XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon
 
Jwilly wrote:
Biden has always been mentally challenged and mentally ill, why do you think XI chose him to lead the moron movement?


Not sure why you would vote for him.

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Jan 16, 2024 13:40:30   #
Justice101
 
Milosia2 wrote:
Trump is in the news 24/7 .
One cannot get through 5 minutes of anything without hearing “trump” said”
To imply trump is not the issue here relates to the
MAGA disconnect so prevalent today .
More today , like trump Davidians .
Or moths flying into the hot light bulbs.


Trump is what keeps the leftist propaganda machines in business. Their viewership fell considerably with their selection of the part-time white house dementia patient who gets lost on stage and has to be put on a short leash when in public view.

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Jan 16, 2024 13:41:50   #
Big Kahuna
 
Milosia2 wrote:
Trump’s Mental Illness Needs to Be Part of the Conversation in 2024
KLAUS MARRE 01/14/24
It is entirely fair that President Joe Biden’s age is a campaign issue. But we also need to talk about Donald Trump’s various mental disorders.

We periodically point out that Donald Trump is seriously mentally ill. From being a pathological liar to a textbook example of malignant narcissism, the former president displays a cluster of disorders that, in other circumstances, might not get him institutionalized, but would definitely justify some form of treatment.

So why aren’t we talking about that?

The GOP seems intent on making President Joe Biden’s age an issue in the upcoming election (although Trump is only four years younger), and that is perfectly appropriate in light of the fact that the incumbent would be 86 at the end of a second term.

It is important that experts — rather than Fox News pundits, who interpret every one of Biden’s verbal slips as a sign of advanced dementia — weigh in on this topic. After all, being president is a stressful and highly demanding job, so is it possible for an octogenarian to do it well? That is a valid question, and it seems as though voters deserve an answer.

But they should also know whether one of the candidates is very likely completely nuts.

Yet, while Biden’s age is fair game, not just in the right-wing mediaverse but also among mainstream news outlets, Trump’s mental health, or lack thereof, is largely a taboo topic, even though it is a much bigger problem.

Most reporters don’t have a problem with mentioning Biden’s age (and it bears repeating that it’s a perfectly legitimate concern as long as their conclusions are supported by facts). Yet the same journalists fail to spell it out for their audiences when Trump does or says something that is completely insane apart from labeling some of his most outrageous speeches “rants” or saying the former president is “unhinged.” But those are buzzwords and not a serious attempt to spell out that Trump is, to put it in layman’s terms, crazy.

A big part of the reason why the former president’s mental health is not more of a topic of conversation is the so-called Goldwater Rule of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Principles of Medical Ethics. It states that “it is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion [about someone’s mental health] unless he or she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement.”

That might seem fair in most circumstances, but it is arguably even less ethical to allow a seriously mentally ill person to become president — in particular if that mental illness could negatively impact their performance, which it arguably did during Trump’s first term.

After all, there are exceptions to the attorney-client privilege; e.g., a lawyer is allowed to divulge relevant information if doing so prevents death or serious injury.

Another part of the problem is that, as a society, we do not talk much about mental health, and these disorders are not as easy to diagnose as physical ailments.

If an X-ray reveals a fracture, the bone is broken; a biopsy showing malignant cells is clear evidence of cancer. In these cases, no doctors are going to disagree with another doctor’s diagnosis.

It’s somewhat different with mental illness, especially in mild or mainly benign cases which might be open to some interpretation or differences of opinion.

For example, it takes a special kind of person — specifically, someone with a very high opinion of him or herself — to decide that he or she wants to be president of the United States. Therefore, every commander in chief probably has a narcissistic streak.

However, there is nothing mild or benign about Trump’s narcissism.

Trump, a Textbook Case. Look Him Up!
The Mayo Clinic website lists 13 symptoms for narcissistic personality disorder plus another eight that describe how narcissists react to criticism.

Keep in mind that displaying any number of these can make you a narcissist, but we challenge anybody to look at this list of 21 symptoms and find even a handful that don’t apply to Trump.

It’s an impossible task for any fair-minded person.

That’s precisely the reason why the former president’s mental health must be part of the national conversation. Voters need to know what someone suffering from this disorder (and others) is capable of in a position of power, just as they need to know whether an 82-year-old (or a 78-year-old, for that matter), can handle the rigors of the presidency for four years.

And it’s not just his malignant narcissism and compulsive lying. Look up the APA’s symptoms for “sociopathy,” and it is difficult not to think of Trump.

But who is actually looking up the definitions of “malignant narcissism” or “sociopathy?” Clearly not enough people.

And this is where it would help if mental health professionals spoke out. They could point out that Trump is a poster child for several serious disorders. And then, responsible journalists could cite these opinions when they write about the former president’s latest rant or spate of lies.

In fact, most stories about him should include that information, e.g.,

“Former President Donald Trump, who experts say is mentally ill,…”

‘“As per usual, Trump, a diagnosed compulsive liar, did not stick to the truth in his remarks…”

“As a result of his malignant narcissism and sociopathy, Trump did tremendous damage during his first term, and experts say he has only gotten worse since then.”

Granted, it would have been better to have had these conversations eight years ago. Take his narcissism, for example. People like Trump need adulation and attention like ordinary people need oxygen.

Now, you probably could not have headed off the adulation from his most fervent supporters, but you could have deprived the former president of much of the attention he craves so much.

Instead, media executives with an eye on the bottom line showered him with billions of dollars of free airtime, which constituted one of the worst cases of journalistic malpractice in history.

Now, we can’t do anything about what happened eight years ago, but it is high time for experts to weigh in on Trump’s mental state and how it would jeopardize the United States should he be elected again.

Mental Illness.
Needs your Vote !!!!!!!!
Trumpenstein has a plan for you .

** Trump, a Textbook Case. Look Him Up!
The Mayo Clinic website lists 13 symptoms for narcissistic personality disorder plus another eight that describe how narcissists react to criticism.*****

Factual documented information.
From the Mayo Clinic .
Trump’s Mental Illness Needs to Be Part of the Con... (show quote)


Where have you been for the last 3 years?? Slo pedo joe has had more mental issues than Jack Nicholson did in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest!"

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Jan 16, 2024 13:45:40   #
Jwilly
 
XXX wrote:
Not sure why you would vote for him.


Sorry, I no longer speak to traitors and idiots. Good luck with your treason against US.

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Jan 16, 2024 14:01:37   #
XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon
 
Jwilly wrote:
Sorry, I no longer speak to traitors and idiots. Good luck with your treason against US.


You said that before. Since you said it again i don't believe you. Give me a reason for calling me a traitor.

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Jan 16, 2024 14:11:32   #
DrNeo
 
Such a biased ridiculous piece.

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