Trump the non-drinking alcoholic's personality is one of the worries.
Trump's vein problems and possible stroke in 2025 were worries. In 2026 Trump dozing off in meetings, like the old man he is, like his predecessor Biden, has brought concerns. His medical tests eg. an MRI and lack of details about medication intake are becoming concerns.
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Earlier in Japan in October 2025, see Trump wander off. Doing the Biden zombie walk.
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Here and below Hilary a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (M.A. CCC-SLP) specializing in concussion and neurological rehabilitation since 2014 examines Trump's increasingly odd behaviour. In support of her arguments she refers to Dr Frank George's telling article that I republished yesterday. She is concerned that Trump suffers from the beginnings of frontal lobe (aka frontotemporal) dementia.
She notes Trump's memory loss, word salad his paraphasia and lack of inhibition. A major concern she identifies is confabulation where Trump is caught in his own reality - he is not lying - rather he honestly believes what he says is true.
Pete Comment
Putin and Xi may consider the unpredictable Trump dangerous to their national interests. But overall they may be pleased to watch Trump destabilize the Western alliance and damage relations with the developing world. They may also appreciate Trump causing social unrest in the US and damaging US economic standing.
Trump's bizarre behaviour goes unremarked and unchecked by the Yes men who surround him.
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Thanks Pete. Coincidentally a neurologist on another political blog I read also commented on this. In his view Trump has been a narcissist all along (similar to your previous post) and is now starting to suffer from dementia. He based that view on changes in Trump’s speech patterns, which apparently is a good diagnostic.
The good news is that this condition takes years to progress. The bad news is that if it is so Trump’s behavior and decision making will become more random, with less follow through on any long term strategy. That is surely bad news for USA and any coherent Western defense strategy.
Hi Anonymous at 1/16/2026 9:12 PM
A risk indeed that Trump's medical conditions are so slow moving his narcissistic destructiveness will serve out his full term.
The VP J D Vance would surely do better.
Cheers Pete
Sadly I’d have to agree. Pete. We look back at 18th century England and laugh at the “madness of King George”. Yet our situation is not so different.
Hi Anonymous at 1/18/2026 10:38 PM
Equating Trump's growing madness with King George III is also accurate. because both Trump and George show(ed) aggression against other states. In George's case he was very hawkish about Britain's fight against the American rebellion in the 1770s.
Cheers Pete
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