What a difference 5 years makes. pic.twitter.com/eyZWFbojO2— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) June 13, 2020
I've posted here before that Donald appears to be deteriorating. The speech in front of the flags is from 2015, during his
campaign announcement; the speech at West Point was this morning.
And there's this:
Trump still hasn't totally figured out how to drink water pic.twitter.com/IO8CDXmD9i— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 13, 2020
More examples:
Here's a supercut of Donald Trump's complicated relationship with drinking water pic.twitter.com/2VkcSgiMZz— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 13, 2020
More from West Point:
Trump had trouble walking down the ramp at the West Point grad ceremony. Balance & gait issues are part of his dementia symptoms. Bad planning here. His forward lean on a down slope w/ a normal sized step would make him fall over. To stay upright he had to take baby shuffle steps pic.twitter.com/skxlmFtgb7— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) June 13, 2020
Update on Sunday morning: Sippygate? Drinkgate? Gaitgate? Did anyone
(besides me) notice Donald's weird walk down the ramp? Yes. Oh, yes. From
the Washington Post:
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump late Saturday tried to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which had generated concern and mockery on social media, by claiming the walkway was “very slippery” and that he was worried about falling.
The walk in question came at the conclusion of Saturday’s commencement exercises at West Point, where Trump was the guest speaker. As he exited the raised platform by descending a ramp alongside Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, the academy’s superintendent, Trump was visibly tentative and took short, careful steps.
This is Donald's tweet:
The ramp that I descended after my West Point Commencement speech was very long & steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery. The last thing I was going to do is “fall” for the Fake News to have fun with. Final ten feet I ran down to level ground. Momentum!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2020
... which the Post finds to be less than persuasive:
Elements of Trump’s explanation strained credulity. Trump’s claim that the ramp had been “very slippery” was inconsistent with the weather, which on Saturday in West Point, N.Y., was sunny and clear-skied. The grass plain on which the commencement took place was dry.
In addition, Trump wrote that he “ran down” the final stretch of the ramp. Video footage of the episode shows the president picking up his pace slightly for the final two steps, but that would hardly be considered a run or a jog by any standard definition. (Read the entire story here.)
More from Twitter:
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 14, 2020
What is wrong with this guy? It’s not age. Plenty of Ironman competitors his age. There is something going on. His right arm can’t raise a water glass and he can’t walk down a ramp without someone holding on to him. Did he have a stroke? https://t.co/eOS3kCs1FS— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) June 13, 2020
If I were Joe Biden, I would drink water in every appearance I make tomorrow. Just glass after glass.— David Mandel (@DavidHMandel) June 14, 2020
The narcissist views himself as exceptional without commensurate achievement. pic.twitter.com/EVOGF2FrhK— AntiNarcopathyPharmD (@narceducator) June 14, 2020
This is gross, so finish your lunch before watching:
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 14, 2020
The decay of our Country during the Trump years has been so overwhelming that it has distracted us from seeing the physical decay of Trump unfolding in front of our eyes. It is startling. He can barely walk or stand up. Look at the West Point speech. He is increasingly feeble— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) June 14, 2020
And finally, at least for now, there's always, always, a tweet:
The way President Obama runs down the stairs of Air Force 1, hopping & bobbing all the way, is so inelegant and unpresidential. Do not fall!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 23, 2014
Update #2: The Lincoln Project throws some shade:
A lot of people are saying @realDonaldTrump should release his long form physical records.— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 14, 2020
Update #3 on Tuesday evening. More shade from the Lincoln Project, drawing attention to Donald's infirmities:
Why did Trump have a secretive, midnight run to Walter Reed Medical Center? It’s time we talk about it. #TrumpIsNotWell pic.twitter.com/c8g97n61s5— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 16, 2020
This ad will be running on Fox News in the Washington D.C. area. Wouldn't
you love to be in the room when Donald sees it for the first time?
And one more thing: John Weaver, one of the founders of the Lincoln
Project, says there's more to come tomorrow.
Update #4 on Wednesday afternoon. Here are the two new ads from the
Lincoln Project:
Trump’s rally in Tulsa on the weekend of Juneteenth proves what we already knew: he’s the largest superspreader of division and hatred we’ve seen in generations. pic.twitter.com/LuNKjfK0pB— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 17, 2020
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