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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,656 posts)
2. He's doing that weird leaning forward thing,
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 05:48 PM
Jul 2019

which some have speculated is due to thick lifts in his shoes. https://www.bodylanguagesuccess.com/2019/04/body-language-analysis-no-4382-why-is.html

He probably needs that massive booty as a counterbalance so he doesn't fall on his face.

tanyev

(42,540 posts)
4. That seems worse than usual. Like, 'how is he not toppling over' unusual.
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 05:49 PM
Jul 2019

Maybe the photo was taken at a bit of an angle.

hlthe2b

(102,188 posts)
6. Several physicians on twitter have speculated he wears a brace to aid with balance issues
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 05:56 PM
Jul 2019

which he clearly seems to have since the first day he stepped into WH. (We saw him have to lean on PM Theresa May going upstairs and Michael Wolff and others have reported he avoids stairs as in general).





Given his periodic dramatically dilated pupils and given similar prevalent opinions that he is manifesting not Alzheimer's (which is typically slow progressive), but signs of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is not, he may be on medication. If so, and particularly given his mobility/balance (and anxiety) issues, he may well be on several drugs including Levodopa, perhaps Zoloft for anxiety or others. Both can readily result in the kind of pupil dilation we see periodically with Trump...




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