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Trump's slurred speech during Jerusalem announcement (Original Post) Matthew28 Dec 2017 OP
he did get worse KT2000 Dec 2017 #1
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2017 #4
WH said he didn't have enough water MountCleaners Dec 2017 #2
When He Is Giving A Written Speech Where He Has To Keep To The Script.... global1 Dec 2017 #3
I agree. Scarsdale Dec 2017 #17
Denture Donald MountCleaners Dec 2017 #5
Very presidenture! trusty elf Dec 2017 #8
He was doing that weird breathing thing too. cwydro Dec 2017 #6
Yeah, he breathes heavily MountCleaners Dec 2017 #11
Didnt think of that. cwydro Dec 2017 #19
CHF? ewagner Dec 2017 #20
Yes. Here are some Congestive Heart Failure symptoms... NurseJackie Dec 2017 #21
One can only hope... (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2017 #26
I have CHF.... ewagner Dec 2017 #27
It was 99.9% clear to me that his lower plate was loose. lamp_shade Dec 2017 #7
Certainly we we want the guy out of office . . . MrModerate Dec 2017 #9
My dream scenario: lastlib Dec 2017 #10
Well, given that the Speaker of the House . . . MrModerate Dec 2017 #12
even better!! lastlib Dec 2017 #25
Rumor has it that his dentures were too lose. DetlefK Dec 2017 #13
I'll have to take your word; I can't stand to listen to him. Towlie Dec 2017 #14
x 1000 tavernier Dec 2017 #15
I thought he said Scarsdale Dec 2017 #18
Saw another article watoos Dec 2017 #16
Trump has an aversion to the least bit of pain... Duppers Dec 2017 #22
"Too weak for the job." Duppers Dec 2017 #23
Probably did not.... Orange Free State Dec 2017 #24

KT2000

(20,576 posts)
1. he did get worse
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 06:10 AM
Dec 2017

as he went along. Maybe he was having a stroke at the time. he did appear though as if he was trying to hold his teeth in.

MountCleaners

(1,148 posts)
2. WH said he didn't have enough water
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 06:13 AM
Dec 2017

We've all gone without enough water before, doesn't make you pronounce stuff weird.

Bullcrap, I say.

global1

(25,241 posts)
3. When He Is Giving A Written Speech Where He Has To Keep To The Script....
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 06:15 AM
Dec 2017

it's almost like they give him some drugs to keep him controlled. There is a major difference in his speech when he gets in campaign mode and goes off on tangents.

I think they drug him for these written speeches to slow down his mind so he doesn't go off script.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
17. I agree.
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 08:36 AM
Dec 2017

Not his "normal" self during these controlled speeches. He even has trouble reading the script, as though this is the first time he has seen it.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
21. Yes. Here are some Congestive Heart Failure symptoms...
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 09:03 AM
Dec 2017
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-failure/symptoms-causes/syc-20373142

Heart failure can be ongoing (chronic), or your condition may start suddenly (acute).

Heart failure signs and symptoms may include:

Shortness of breath (dyspnea) when you exert yourself or when you lie down
Fatigue and weakness
Swelling (edema) in your legs, ankles and feet
Rapid or irregular heartbeat
Reduced ability to exercise
Persistent cough or wheezing with white or pink blood-tinged phlegm
Increased need to urinate at night
Swelling of your abdomen (ascites)
Sudden weight gain from fluid retention
Lack of appetite and nausea
Difficulty concentrating or decreased alertness
Sudden, severe shortness of breath and coughing up pink, foamy mucus
Chest pain if your heart failure is caused by a heart attack

(More at link...)

lamp_shade

(14,827 posts)
7. It was 99.9% clear to me that his lower plate was loose.
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 06:40 AM
Dec 2017

I have a lower and I know exactly what happens when it loosens. He did that little bottom-lip-hold-it-down thing... exactly the way I do it when necessary.

 

MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
9. Certainly we we want the guy out of office . . .
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 07:27 AM
Dec 2017

And Trump's keeling over from a stroke would be a pretty tidy way to get that done. And kind of satisfying.

One can hope.

lastlib

(23,213 posts)
10. My dream scenario:
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 07:40 AM
Dec 2017

We retake the House & Senate, impeach/convict Pence, and it causes AnusMouth to have a fatal stroke. President Pelosi.

 

MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
12. Well, given that the Speaker of the House . . .
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 07:50 AM
Dec 2017

Isn't required to be a Member of the House, how about majority Dems select Hillary Clinton as their Speaker . . . and then the rest of your scenario plays out.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
13. Rumor has it that his dentures were too lose.
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 08:14 AM
Dec 2017

If you turn the sound off and focus on his mouth, you can see how the dentures on his lower jaw are almost slipping out twice.

EDIT:
I hereby want to correct my previous statement. Donald Trump is a young and healthy stallion and still has all of his teeth and he has the best teeth ever. Please let my family go.

Towlie

(5,324 posts)
14. I'll have to take your word; I can't stand to listen to him.
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 08:23 AM
Dec 2017

Even the mute button doesn't help because I can still see those stupid hand gestures.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
16. Saw another article
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 08:36 AM
Dec 2017

that stated he got that enamel process done. Since he knew more than the dentist, he always picked out the whitest color, the dentist never gave him the color he chose but Trump was happy when he left.
I am ignorant about this procedure but I'm told it is supposed to be good for up to 10 years. The article said that Trump insisted on getting this procedure done every 6 months. Well I guess when the dentist takes off the old enamel part of the tooth comes with it so Trump basically ruined his good teeth.

The person who wrote the article wondered if this is true why didn't Trump get implants instead of dentures.
Maybe there's a dentist out there who can explain this better than I did.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
22. Trump has an aversion to the least bit of pain...
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 09:11 AM
Dec 2017

..according to his first wife.
And implants can be quite painful. I can attest to that fact.

Orange Free State

(611 posts)
24. Probably did not....
Thu Dec 7, 2017, 09:23 AM
Dec 2017

...get his morning cofveve. But let’s be honest, guy is in his 70s, never exercises, eats like a pig. Probably 75 pounds overweight. That all catches up at some point, maybe that is what is happening. Or maybe his dentures are flopping around.

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