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Video Comparing A Recent Trump Speech To A 2015 Campaign Speech Has People Concerned About His Health
31 August 2019
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It's been a longstanding notion that the presidency ages a person.
But ever since it was revealed that President Ronald Reagan was battling Alzheimers and dementia during his second term, people pay closer attention to cues about the mental acuity of the Commander in Chief.
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So a recent press briefing by President Donald Trump had people pointing out a definite difference between Trump now and the Trump that ran for President.
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<strong>In back to back videos the changes seem drastic. </strong>
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</p><div id="7adb4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="F977B71567433158"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167183515433230349" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Compare and contrast: Trump speaking during his June 2015 campaign launch speech vs. Trump speaking today https://t.co/TTG5EArhJZ</div> — Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar)<a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/statuses/1167183515433230349">1567113209.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="940a7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="KLM2X71567433158"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167194377594126336" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Wow. He’s deteriorating right before our eyes. This video is a mini-horror movie. #25thAmendmentNow https://t.co/psi2OUFxaP</div> — Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)<a href="https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/statuses/1167194377594126336">1567115799.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="9fa78" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="30UFM81567433158"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167266389884846080" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">He's rapidly mentally declining and he didn't start off very smart to begin with.😳 https://t.co/mW1cz6OD4J</div> — Matt Rogers 🎙 (@Matt Rogers 🎙)<a href="https://twitter.com/Politidope/statuses/1167266389884846080">1567132968.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="45f3f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="YNS1TS1567433158"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167197063928565761" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Yikes. This is the guy whose people made Clinton's health an internet meme. https://t.co/y32T5GaH2p</div> — Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols)<a href="https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/statuses/1167197063928565761">1567116440.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="cde8b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="DRQJGO1567433158"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167413374369640448" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@atrupar total low energy. Sad! And his hair looks like it’s about to blast off his head and return to the mothership</div> — Funky Kingston (@Funky Kingston)<a href="https://twitter.com/EastsideRJ/statuses/1167413374369640448">1567168012.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="3e721" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TI3W4N1567433158"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167522341703864322" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@larsoer @atrupar Two of them will fight each other to run for his job in 2020.</div> — Sachi Grace (@Sachi Grace)<a href="https://twitter.com/sachigracen/statuses/1167522341703864322">1567193992.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="8a74e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="O34A561567433159"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167591734777278464" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Nyet2sugar @atrupar 🎶Trumpy are you ok, are you ok trumpy?🎶 https://t.co/4HFmkFuonN</div> — ☠Honeythorn's Ghost☠ (@☠Honeythorn's Ghost☠)<a href="https://twitter.com/Honeythorn68/statuses/1167591734777278464">1567210537.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>Although a full review of the video indicates the President struggles with reading, which is also an indicator of ill health or mental decline. </strong><br>
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<strong>Unless the person always struggled to read.</strong>
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</p><div id="8ff5f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="PDC4091567433159"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167397632127512582" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@atrupar Lol he seems to be. Most likely because he has to read it off a piece of paper.</div> — Barb Whalen (@Barb Whalen)<a href="https://twitter.com/BarbWhalen10/statuses/1167397632127512582">1567164259.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1f169" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="AK30Q41567433159"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167478071529758720" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@atrupar He’s been given orders READ THIS do not go Off script. GOP is tired of losing</div> — hippie at heart (@hippie at heart)<a href="https://twitter.com/heartofmel/statuses/1167478071529758720">1567183437.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="aa54f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3LAQHM1567433159"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167482803199631360" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@NoyesNananoyz2 @atrupar He doesn't struggle with empathy or morality. Ge simply lacks both qualities, and has no i… https://t.co/hPsYJkqxqg</div> — Wayne Allen Jones (@Wayne Allen Jones)<a href="https://twitter.com/WayneAllenJones/statuses/1167482803199631360">1567184565.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>Some cited exhaustion from all the traveling to play golf at his own resorts every week. </strong><br>
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</p><div id="52a96" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0JRX8N1567433159"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167833927861637125" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump looked and sounded absolutely exhausted on Thursday so I’m not surprised to learn the stated reason for cance… https://t.co/OUZX1xoKcw</div> — Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar)<a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/statuses/1167833927861637125">1567268280.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>While others had alternate theories. </strong>
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</p><div id="923aa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="PNCB531567433159"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167497678164357120" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ida_skibenes @atrupar @effiedog It’s the lifts in his shoes. And his dementia.</div> — Lisa St. John (@Lisa St. John)<a href="https://twitter.com/stjohnle/statuses/1167497678164357120">1567188112.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="8b9d4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TCKEPF1567433159"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167508086342467585" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@stjohnle @ida_skibenes @atrupar @effiedog I am tired of the demented orange nazi in the oval office. Too many of u… https://t.co/2sdf3jBErI</div> — Vivian Kasey 👊🌎🆘🌊 (@Vivian Kasey 👊🌎🆘🌊)<a href="https://twitter.com/lbkasey/statuses/1167508086342467585">1567190593.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d33a0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="A6Y76A1567433160"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167563133294194694" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@HillBeverlyhill @atrupar Probably snorted Adderall.</div> — Mary (@Mary)<a href="https://twitter.com/Mary40Illinidr/statuses/1167563133294194694">1567203717.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="18674" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4RTMUN1567433160"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167553783842275329" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@atrupar @Thom_Hartmann That's really interesting to compare. In 2015 it seems like he was still getting good cocai… https://t.co/TS8biLfj5O</div> — Detached (@Detached)<a href="https://twitter.com/Detached0621/statuses/1167553783842275329">1567201488.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d9306" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="EXLS0F1567433160"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167620513981747208" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Sanityreturn2us @atrupar @The_Lady_Red I think all the sniffing could be more revealingly</div> — Victoria Clemen (@Victoria Clemen)<a href="https://twitter.com/GramClemen/statuses/1167620513981747208">1567217398.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="910e9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1FX2KI1567433160"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167477107020009472" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@atrupar https://t.co/cEO4cWC1AO</div> — There is NO Justice, it's JUST US (@There is NO Justice, it's JUST US)<a href="https://twitter.com/dekawill/statuses/1167477107020009472">1567183207.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="4a7e3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9CWIC81567433160"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167715165242036224" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JsVenier @atrupar He has to be careful he does
n't let the cat out of the bag: aliens info and what USA military c… https://t.co/m3s5xao59K</div> — William Fell-Holden (@William Fell-Holden)<a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamFellHol2/statuses/1167715165242036224">1567239965.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="55e95" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="097ILQ1567433160"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167326443598036994" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@atrupar To much Adderall sniffing.</div> — edward collins (@edward collins)<a href="https://twitter.com/edwardtoyou2/statuses/1167326443598036994">1567147286.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="60425" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="N3PGBS1567433160"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167530562040606720" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@lonquest @atrupar I expect he doesn't have "Homeowner's Insurance".</div> — Kathy (@Kathy)<a href="https://twitter.com/KMP50/statuses/1167530562040606720">1567195952.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="4bf0d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="M1JN3K1567433161"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167707699481645056" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@goodoldcatchy @atrupar I think the space is in his head</div> — Beetlebaum (@Beetlebaum)<a href="https://twitter.com/Beetlebaum1/statuses/1167707699481645056">1567238185.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Whatever the cause, people were concerned 73 year-old Trump might not be capable or fit for 2020.
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<strong>Although a few had other questions...</strong>
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</p><div id="f2e16" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="X9M1KI1567433161"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167653369604952065" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@seiko_millo @atrupar It's for the brace he most likely wears.</div> — Emily Petro (@Emily Petro)<a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyPetro22/statuses/1167653369604952065">1567225231.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="57f17" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="NV8ZN71567433161"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1167348939919482880" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@bmckenz44559503 @atrupar @jengrimes8 I hear it may be another dimension... https://t.co/RfALp1EkBO</div> — Kim Impeachment Possible (@Kim Impeachment Possible)<a href="https://twitter.com/Luvnediting/statuses/1167348939919482880">1567152650.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>The 2020 presidential election is 427 days away. </strong>
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