The 47th POTUS is the oldest person ever elected to the White House, so now may be a good time to question his increasingly erratic behavior.
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The 47th POTUS is the oldest person ever elected to the White House, so now may be a good time to question his increasingly erratic behavior.
Nobody will ever accuse the American president of being a linear thinker and talker. Trump’s speaking style meanders wildly from one subject to another, occasionally leaving the listener feeling vertigo in the process. A rollercoaster ride comes to mind. In the past several months, however, people have noticed a change in tune, and not necessarily for the better. Trump’s thought processes have veered off course as the 79-year-old leader appears more confused, combative and bombastic than ever before. This has caused an increasing number of people to question his state of mind.
In the past several months, there have been numerous Trump social media posts (160 in five hours on December 2) that bear little resemblance to reality and that have left members of his administration scrambling to explain them to a startled public. In November, for example, Trump unleashed a powerful salvo against Nigeria, which left many wondering if the United States was gearing up for war against the African nation.
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, “guns-a-blazing,” to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities. I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it would be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING! THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!” Trump posted to his Truth Social account, Nov.1.
So much for ‘speak softly and carry a big stick,’ as Teddy Roosevelt once advised. While Trump has good cause to be concerned about the treatment of Christians, a restrained, nuanced and presidential message may have been the best approach. At the very least, it would have presented the U.S. leader as being in full command of his senses and emotions. This is just one example of Trump seeming to forget that hundreds of millions of people hang on his every word. Meanwhile, perhaps the only thing that prevented war in Africa was the flare up against America’s neighbor Venezuela, which has become the target of Trump’s wrath over drug trafficking.
“To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” Trump posted to social media on November 29 as rumors of a full-scale invasion of the South American country hung in the air.
Apparently, however, nobody informed the U.S. leader that he does not have the authority to close the airspace in another country. The warning came after Trump told Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro that the U.S. would consider military force if he didn’t leave power willingly. Thus far, Maduro continues to call Trump’s bluff, remaining in office together with his entire administration.
Then there was an earlier message in October in which Trump ranted about restarting the testing of America’s nuclear weapons. He wrote on October 29 during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping: “The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years. Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP”
Where to begin? First of all, Russia possesses the largest nuclear weapon stockpile, not the United States. He then talks about other countries that are now conducting tests of their nuclear weapons, which of course is not true. No country is in the process of testing their nuclear weapons by means of detonation. Russia has not conducted such a test in 35 years, in the last days of the Soviet Union. Finally, it is the Energy Department that oversees nuclear weapon testing, not the Department of War.
It is hard to understand what Trump’s announcement really means. Once again, the reader is left with nothing more than uncertainty over the mental condition of the man who possesses America’s nuclear football.
All this points to the possible conclusion that Donald Trump is suffering some sort of cognitive decline that is becoming more and more apparent with each passing day. The problem in such cases, however, is getting the afflicted person to admit to their condition and pass the torch to someone else. Trump is simply too much of a vain and conceited egoist to admit to such a thing, while his loyal administration – much as was the case under Joe Biden – is satisfied to continue with the status quo. None of this bodes well for the United States and its immediate future.
