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b_b  ·  142 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: June 12, 2024

I'm not talking about his halting style and general inability to finish a sentence. I'm talking about his misuse of words, which is quite a bit newer. Like saying "Pelosi" when he means "Haley". Or just a "grahgrahgrah" when he means "Venezuela." This appears to be accelerating, and my guess is that it's due to underlying dementia (because it looks like budding aphasia). Natural age associated cognitive decline doesn't usually come with aphasia. It's also possible I'm merely seeing out of context video clips, and he's usually fine. Idle speculation is sort of the point of the internet, I guess.