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'Huge issue': Trump's new interview spurs growing calls to cover his 'cognitive decline' (www.rawstory.com)
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Former Republican lawmaker Joe Walsh said, "Any one of these from a previous president would have rightly caused widespread open speculation from the press and the public that something was genuinely wrong with their brain," he said on X.

"There should be coverage of Trump’s cognitive decline. Massive coverage," the ex-congressman said. "Because it’s an issue. A huge issue."

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump is better at it this time, but he did all of the same shit his first term. Look how quick Biden fixed it or got it going back on the same track. Was Biden perfect? Nah, but he was a great president. We can't get despondent.

Someone posted a Bush article and a Reagan article, they were pretty horrific. They just hid it better. We've been down this road before. I'm not saying it's going to be a good time, but we can fix this.

[–] Photuris@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How can we fix it if checks and balances are gone, the legislative branch is steamrolled by executive order, and judicial rulings can be completely ignored by the executive branch?

There may not be elections anymore going forward.

It’s not despondency, it’s realism. They’re working the Nazi playbook. This is how liberal democracies die.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're not wrong, but democracy is dying, it's not dead. We have to fight for it by protesting, voting and volunteering.