Mary Trump: I see Alzheimer’s-like signs in my uncle, like I did in our father

The useful part

Now Trump's gay niece, Mary Trump, is adding to that speculation by noting that she sees similarities between the president and her grandfather's mental decline. In her post, she said that the news that her uncle was mentally deteriorating had been plain for anyone to see. "What is obvious to anybody with eyes is that Donald continues to demonstrate the fact that he is psychologically, emotionally, cognitively, and physically in decline," Mary Trump wrote.

How it works

• The Dutch study mirrors a similar study showing declining support for LGBTQ+ people in the US.
• "He's openly bragging about how he set a child predator free after 2 months?
• I'm beginning to see that look in Donald's eyes sometimes." But Mary Trump sees something much more alarming with her uncle.
• While she knew her grandfather as a "straight up sociopath, a cutthroat businessman, and a cold, unaffectionate father and grandfather," under Alzheimer's he seemed to get softer and more caring.
• "I would argue that he is getting more cruel and more belligerent as he becomes more out of control.

What to take from it

She acknowledges that her grandfather's deterioration took place in his house when he was no longer making decision that had an impact on others. His impulse control is eroding at an alarming rate." And that raises the biggest concern at all. "Donald is President of the United States." "His decisions have a serious, deleterious, and terrifying impact on all of us," she writes.

Example or evidence

• His fears, grievances, obsessions, and insecurities become public policy.
• Marcy Kaptur's anti-trans ads Democratic groups are urging her to change course.

Details worth keeping

Trump's gay niece says she's seeing the same signs.. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. She talks of seeing her grandfather looking lost and not "oriented to time and place," saying that the first time she saw it, "My grandfather was standing next to my uncle Rob when he grabbed Rob's arm and suddenly looked like a deer in the headlights.

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