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On the other hand this story got almost zero coverage, to the point where the world’s leading expert on the statistical probabilities for the arrival of Trumpentod (that’s me FYI) was unaware of it until I ran into it while browsing the Congressional Record this morning.
Although not deemed sufficiently important to get any coverage in elite national news sources, it was reported by the Oregonian:
Three dozen medical experts who believe President Donald Trump is “mentally unfit” to perform his duties have had a letter outlining their concerns submitted to the congressional record.
The 36 neurologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals said in the letter that they had seen “objectively observable” signs of serious medical concerns in Trump, including deterioration of cognitive function, grandiose and delusional beliefs, and severely impaired judgment and impulse control.
“Emphasizing that he presents a clear and present danger to our country and to the world,” the letter concludes, “it is our expert opinion that Donald J. Trump is mentally unfit to be the President of the United States, and that steps to remove him from office must be undertaken with the greatest urgency, with vital responsibilities on the shoulders of those in positions of leadership.” . . .
Members of the group hold both conservative and liberal ideologies and are from different backgrounds, races, ethnicities and religions, the letter said.
Rhode Island Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, both Democrats, submitted the letter into the congressional record last week.
Note this was five weeks ago, and two actual US senators strove to get it some media traction, and got nowhere.
The signs of this decline are available for anyone who chooses to see them.
On Wednesday, after six days out of the public eye, Trump bumbled through a ceremony in which he signed a handful of executive orders, marveling at his own signature — “Oh, that’s a good one” — and asking aides to explain to him what the orders being placed in front of him actually did.
After listening to a lengthy explanation of an order that would expand the number of federal employees who can be fired by him, Trump still didn’t quite understand.
“And the reason for this was, what? Whose idea was that?” he said.
Then on Thursday, Trump sat in his chair dozing as members of his cabinet lavished him with praise.
Thursday’s embarrassment of an appearance in the Oval Office would be devastating for any other president. For Trump, it was just Thursday. And before that, it was just another Wednesday.
The on-camera dozing sessions that Rubio was being pressed about are one sign of Trump’s growing physical weakness — which is certainly not helped by staying up until the early morning hours voraciously consuming a Truth Social algorithm feeding him a steady and unhealthy diet of Trump-worshipping AI slop, election fraud conspiracies, and Boomer meme garbage.
Other signs of Trump’s body falling apart: swollen ankles, difficulty walking in a straight line, and unexplained bruising on both hands.
The garbage social media diet probably isn’t helping Trump’s declining cognitive abilities either. The president frequently appears unable to discuss complex matters like peace negotiations with Iran in any competent manner. (The peace deal has been just around the corner or days away, Trump has repeatedly said for several months. He now says the whole matter is “boring” to him.)
All of this madness is plainly viewable for anyone willing to look. And yet, Trump continues to be covered as if he’s a rational actor. “Trump optimistic on Iran deal,” read the chyron on Fox News on Thursday morning — as if the president is deeply involved with the complexities of negotiations and not clearly concentrating on things he actually enjoys, like White House renovations and preparations for his rally there later this month.
Meanwhile, Republican members of Congress have turned themselves into punchlines by never hearing or seeing anything Trump says or posts, or insisting they would need to hear the full “context” of his statements to conclude whether he’s actually losing his mind. But the reality is the signs of mental decline are obvious and abundant.
Trump has even struggled to recall things that he said.
In an interview on May 10, Trump was asked about a plan he made with Elon Musk early in his second term to travel to Fort Knox to “make sure” the US supply of gold bullion remains secured there. Trump clearly did not even remember much if anything about the episode.
“What happened to the audit of Fort Knox?” interviewer Sherryl Atkinson asked.
Trump blanked, looked to the side, and pursed his lips before responding.
“Which one are you talking about?”
Atkinson then explained to Trump his own plan to visit Fort Knox.
“Well we wanted to go knock on the door at Fort Knox, very thick door, and to see whether or not we have any gold in there, you know? Because, uh, we take a look at it … It’s a very interesting question, yeah.” Trump said. “We played with that, uh, I wonder if they left the gold in Fort Knox, ‘cause they steal a lot.”
“No need to really do that, though?” Atkinson followed up.
“Well, I don’t know, I think we … it’s, uh, I do want to go to Fort Knox to see if the gold is there, which I’m sure it will be.
There’s a scene in a movie or TV show where somebody is about to do something crazy and somebody else is going to try to stop them and then a third person stops the second person and says something like “Wait, I want to see where this goes.” Does anybody know what movie or show I’m talking about? It’s really been bugging me that I can’t remember, especially since this is a perfect metaphor for how our political and legal systems are handling Trump’s accelerating decrepitude.