As new developments focus attention on Trump’s derangement, a shrewd media observer dissects whether the press is finally treating his deteriorating mental state as a major news event.

As new developments focus attention on Trump’s derangement, a shrewd media observer dissects whether the press is finally treating his deteriorating mental state as a major news event.

  • ceenote@lemmy.world
    226·
    2 months ago

    I’m annoyed a lot of the press is calling what he did “dancing” which makes it sound like he has more energy and vitality than what he was actually doing, just standing and swaying.

    They just can’t help themselves but to be overly generous to him.

  • AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.worldEnglish
    126·
    2 months ago

    I wish I had a shred of hope that it mattered whatsoever. His ilk would vote for him even if he was a literal corpse.

      • xantoxis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        29·
        2 months ago

        In fact, turnout has been the main thing that has made the difference for many elections. For decades. Very few people in the country still have any space to change their minds, in either direction. You might as well ask them to show up to the voting booth and change their religion (or adopt one).

        But a lot of people can change their mind about whether they vote (which still seems insane to me). Almost everyone in that condition sees Trump is an evil sack of shit and understands that Harris is at least competent, if they know nothing else about either of them. Reporting on things like mental decline and Project 2025 is a way to convince them that we’re in danger, and it might matter for them to show up.

      • techt@lemmy.world
        7·
        2 months ago

        I think it’s going to get worse after he passes, because right now he has an active presence with its own will that his henchmen sort of have to listen to. After he goes, everyone around him is going to start doing some heinous shit “in his memory” or “because he would have wanted it”.

  • LEDZeppelin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    921·
    2 months ago

    Billionaires are bankrolling him (along with key senate republicans) and they have their guy JD on the ticket. My guess is soon after elections these billionaires will force 25th amendment to remove clinically insane Shitler and replace him with President JD as their surrogate.

    There is no other explanation why billionaires are so openly pumping Trump and his campaign.

    • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
      36·
      2 months ago

      I’m willing to bet they saw Biden stepping down and promoting Harris, and said “Let’s do that, but after the election!”

    • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      351·
      2 months ago

      It was just announced that Musk is going to be stumping in Pennsylvania every day since Trump can’t be seen in public. The stuff Leon, who’s not a great public speaker, says may prove as enlightening as it is infuriating. I’m half expecting him to freudian-slip in a “President Vance” at some point.

    • MimicJar@lemmy.world
      13·
      2 months ago

      If Trump wins I don’t think they’ll immediately replace him. Keep in mind Trump is easy to influence. He’ll agree to anything if you butter him up a bit so a lot of damage can be done under the guise of “Trump did it”.

      Only when he rants out of line or does something that can’t be sanewashed will he be removed. In terms of ideal timing (for Republicans) right after the midterms works best. Trump usually causes problems for the midterms, but assuming he can shuffle past, after the midterms would be best. It would give Vance the incumbency advantage and still allow him to run for two terms.

      Of course Vance doesn’t have the charisma for that, so it’s unlikely to actually happen.

    • bollybing@lemmynsfw.com
      8·
      2 months ago

      It’s dead simple: Trump gave billionaires a huge tax cut when he was president. They are backing him because he will do it again if reelected. That’s all they really care about.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        The 25th amendment gives a path for the Presidency to be taken from Trump if he is deemed mentally unfit.

        • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
          42·
          2 months ago

          Obviously, but I’m sure he would fight it till his last dying breath. And I’m sure it would cause absolute chaos.

      • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        Trump doesn’t care. Soon as he’s sworn in he’ll pardon himself for any and all crimes past and future. Then grift as much as possible before getting the 25th amendment boot, which he’ll take gladly. No need to act president, and all his legal problems are solved. He can then golf all day every day, exactly as he wants

      • LEDZeppelin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        121·
        2 months ago

        JD is the real danger here. He is so deep in billionaires pockets he will literally be the puppet of people like Thiel and Musk etc. this does not make Trump any less of a danger but we can not underestimate how bad JD can be. That guy is absolutely horrifying when it comes to his views about women’s role in society.

  • Anissem@lemmy.ml
    452·
    2 months ago

    I can’t believe it’s only 20 days until the country is on fire again

    • frunch@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 months ago

      Personally, I’m awaiting the hordes of immigrant caravans to magically appear just in time for the election and then magically disappear afterwards. I don’t know how they do it! ✨👀

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    287·
    2 months ago

    In fairness, the media didn’t catch on to Biden until the trainwreck of a debate. Trump just masks it better.

    But SNL called it waaaay back when Michael Che asked “Are we sure it’s OK to make fun of this guy?”

    • Drusas@fedia.io
      19·
      2 months ago

      Trump in no way masks it better. His dementia has just been ignored by the media.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
        62·
        2 months ago

        He has a manic energy to it where Biden just looked lost, that’s a pretty big difference.

        • Drusas@fedia.io
          2·
          2 months ago

          I agree that Biden had a horrible performance in that debate. One thing I don’t agree with, however… Everyone seemed to take his bewildered looks as him being demented or whatever, but during the debate while I was watching it, I totally related to those looks, because he was giving the side eye to Trump when he said stupid shit. I don’t think it was covered entirely without bias there.

          • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
            1·
            2 months ago

            I can only re-iterate what I said at the time… Trump was demented, and Biden looked like a lost little boy.

            For folks who have had elderly relatives in rest homes know that look all too well… “Wait, where am I? Why are you here? Why am I here?”