(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . The Mainstream Media is starting to Catch on to Trump's Cognitive Decline, Finally. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-22 — — It’s a good start. But the Trump Rally glitch-coverage needs to go even further. David Pakman explains in this short clip. Trump dementia has reached mainstream media David Pakman Show — June 22, 2024. 5 minute summary Links that were referenced in that YouTube clip description: [...] "His brain is straight gnocchi at this point," senior Trump aide Jason Miller said Thursday. [...] But Foster [Matthew Foster, a lecturer in government at American University,] also points out that Trump's schedule is much lighter, with more time between public appearances, and when he does address supporters, he often descends into long, disjointed, stream-of-consciousness tirades. "He's giving off the old, drunken uncle vibe at times when he is giving these speeches, and this might be a sign of age, that you become less able to control all of your impulses," Foster told AFP. "And for somebody who's already so impulsive, this could go into unforeseen territory." [...] Trump cognitive decline increasingly difficult to conceal despite setting low bar [Video] Susan Glasser, staff writer for the New Yorker, talks with Alex Wagner [MSNBC] about the unavoidable fact of Donald Trump's mental deterioration and how Trump has managed to set the bar so low that his stumbles are often ignored, in contrast to how President Biden is scrutinized. Eugene Robinson, Washington Post His story about hypothetically being electrocuted is another glimpse into a mind that is unwell. — — Here are a few more news outlets who have noticed — and then bothered to report it: Donald Trump Mocked Over 'Bizarre Rant' About Sharks Newsweek [...] During his speech in the key swing state of Nevada on Sunday, the former president posed a hypothetical scenario in which a boat with a large battery sinks while a shark was nearby. "If the boat is sinking, water goes over the battery, the boat is sinking, do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted?" Trump said. "Or do I jump over by the shark and not get electrocuted?" Author and frequent Trump critic Stephen King was one of those who criticized the former president for his remarks. "This is like listening to your senile uncle at the dinner table after he has that third drink," King posted on X, formerly Twitter. [...] How long will feckless Joe Biden ignore the grave threat of sharks and electric boats? USA Today — appears to be written snarkily, from the point of view of a Trump devotee: [...] Unlike Trump, Biden doesn't care if you get eaten by a shark These are not the kind of sensible, America-loving questions you hear from Sleepy Joe Biden. Does he even care about patriotic Americans like us, the ones who might one day be forced to choose between boat-battery electrocution or death by shark? [...] No, you won’t hear one word from Biden about sharks or large boat batteries. [...] — Team Biden called it "unhinged." [ It = The Las Vegas shark vs electrocutions rally.] www.yahoo.com President Biden calls Trump a convicted felon who is unfit for office You go, Jack. — — Little does the mainstream media realize however, this urgent “Electric Shark Dilemma” is only the half of it. The half of (or 1/10th of) the loose marbles, rattling around in the Convicted Felon’s incredibly shrinking brain … He must have gotten another one of those “dinner invitations” … and he wants the whole damn world to know about it. — — PS. What may be “old news” to us here at DK, usually is just the eye-opener that those with “Trump Amnesia” desperately need to hear. Just saying. These Trump melt downs may be “new News” to low info voters. Could be. Afterall, Repetition is the key to make your salient points stick. The GOP has this repetition Messaging trick wired, BTW. — — The Week [...] Trump is "obsessed with sharks, terrified of sharks," Stormy Daniels said in 2018. "He was like, 'I donate to all these charities, and I would never donate to any charity that helps sharks. I hope all the sharks die.'" [...] Really? Very interesting … do, go on … please. Something very “unstable” seems to be going on here, eh? Genius, or not. Trump’s “renewable” energy plan. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/22/2248139/-The-Mainstream-Media-is-Catching-on-to-Trump-s-Cognitive-Decline-Finally?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/