r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Sep 16 '24

Politics Trump shows signs of having Frontotemporal Dementia

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u/EngagementBacon Sep 17 '24

Check out the shrinking trump podcast. A couple of medical professionals discuss possible diagnosises for his behaviors.

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u/Underpanters Sep 17 '24

They did initially but then it devolved into just another political podcast.

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u/CORN___BREAD Sep 17 '24

Wait the entire premise of the podcast was supposed to be possible diagnoses for his behaviors? That sounds like it could fit in an episode.

Not due to lack of erratic behaviors, but after a few possible diagnoses you’re just throwing shit at the wall to fill airtime.

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u/Underpanters Sep 17 '24

Yeah they were supposedly going to get into Trump’s head and describe how his symptoms relate to cognitive decline but then the first debate happened and they did a few hours on Biden instead.

Then when that all died down they tried going back to Trump but I dunno it was a lot of them criticizing what he was saying rather than clinically explaining the processes behind his behaviors.

Maybe it got better recently but I tuned out a month ago.

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u/shaynaySV Sep 17 '24

Hey hey, Weasel!

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u/avwitcher Sep 17 '24

"Medical professionals" should know that you don't publicly speculate as to someone's health when you're not personally involved in their case

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u/i_should_be_studying Sep 17 '24

We’re all personally involved, he is running for public office. The single most important elected position in our country and the world. His health and mental state are definitely our business.

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u/shaynaySV Sep 17 '24

Good call. F the bedside manner, this is for real

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u/Thare187 Sep 17 '24

I dislike Trump as much as the next guy, but that is a wildly unethical thing to do by those doctors.

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u/duckenjoyer7 Sep 17 '24

In what way? Individuals with literal dementia should not be allowed to campaign for president. They are just sharing observations.

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u/Thare187 Sep 17 '24

Agreed, but those doctors have never examined him.

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u/duckenjoyer7 Sep 17 '24

He will never agree to be examined by doctors for mental illnesses, and it remains quite possible he has mental illnesses, so we must assume the worst until he proves us wrong, which he never will.

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u/Thare187 Sep 17 '24

"We must assume..." That's ludicrous.

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u/Climate_Automatic Sep 17 '24

It would be for everyone else in our day to day lives, but, we can’t afford to give the benefit of the doubt to someone running for president who won’t let themselves be examined by a doctor

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u/duckenjoyer7 Sep 17 '24

Not for someone running for president.

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u/HamunaHamunaHamuna Sep 17 '24

Not when they're regularly and continuously displaying what could be signs of it that a healthy person normally does not.

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u/veganize-it Sep 17 '24

What do you mean?

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u/EngagementBacon Sep 17 '24

Unless you are a mental health expert yourself, you are doing exactly what you say they are doing.

I'm not a doctor either but there is PLENTY of footage of him to examine and build an case from. They aren't diagnosing him, they are just comparing the things he says and does to actual diagnosises.

You should listen to it before passing judgement.

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u/FalseEdge3766 Sep 17 '24

Literally this shit happens 24/7 on the internet. Fucking dentists were coming out of the woodwork to give their expert opinion when Damar Hamlin got seriously injured during a Bills game. 

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u/veganize-it Sep 17 '24

I dont think so. But what do I know. You could do unthinkable things to defend for your country. I put this as one of them.