Maybe you caught this video that’s been making the rounds since yesterday, purportedly depicting Donald Trump as “lost & disoriented” and serving as evidence of “his degenerative neurological disease”:
Trump is lost & disoriented here. His mind goes blank and he doesn’t remember what he’s supposed to do next. He’s deep into his degenerative neurological disease- Frontotemporal dementia- mindlessly lumbering and zigzagging in the grass towards a puddle. pic.twitter.com/quaPffXvAh
— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) September 7, 2020
Screenshot for posterity:
Yeah, just look at that. It’s obvious that he’s got neurological problems.
Can’t decide if he’s Wimpy or Pig Pen
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 7, 2020
Good one, Rex! You’re always so clever.
Whoa. Total brain freeze there.
— Melissa Jo Peltier (@MelissaJPeltier) September 7, 2020
Omg he’s lost in plain view
— LooneyPanda-Vote Blue , time to make him go (@BonkersBrat) September 7, 2020
I’d like to take this moment to thank the electoral college for giving us this hot mess then.
— Chris Cyr (@ChrisCyrBoston) September 7, 2020
This is the physical version of when he starts to slur and mispronounce a word, so he says a similar word and pretends like he meant that world all along. Also, similar to his near falls where he plays them off like he meant to do it. He’s cooked.
— Kenocka Laboxin (@kenockalaboxin) September 7, 2020
Oh, look, something shiny!
He totally spaced out that he was supposed to board the helicopter. The next month is going to be priceless as we watch the inevitable fall of Humpty trumpty.— Egalitarian ✨ #Biden/Harris 2020 (@oregonvirginia) September 7, 2020
What the? Is there anymore of the video?
— Robert O’Mara (@realrobertomara) September 7, 2020
Funny you should ask!
Context is needed. He does seem to look to his left, as though waiting to see if whomever has appeared.
— Adrienne (@AdrienneMH2425) September 7, 2020
You are sick. He was waiting on Melania.
— Kambree (@KamVTV) September 7, 2020
Trump was simply walking back to wait for FLOTUS here
This false tweet has over 23K retweets and the deceptively edited video has over 2 million views https://t.co/kJN0rBrrIq pic.twitter.com/QXmOlkEkTt
— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) September 7, 2020
47,500 likes, 1 Million+ views for a lie. The longer version of this video shows he’s waiting for Melania to join him as he boards Marine One. He points out the puddle to make sure she doesn’t step in it. It’s also a year old. https://t.co/GLXb685GwV
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) September 7, 2020
Let’s go to the videotape. The full one:
Here’s the longer video. pic.twitter.com/jQQuayVDRX
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) September 7, 2020
Trending video of Trump walking around on the South Lawn and pointing to a puddle lacks context.
Video is from August 2019 — He walks over to meet First Lady Melania Trump – points out the puddle so that she can avoid it and they walk to Marine One together
WATCH: pic.twitter.com/WN4cjkBeZJ
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) September 7, 2020
Who needs context? All you need are likes and retweets. Those are way better than context. And way, way better than credibility and integrity.
“Exposing propaganda?!” Come on guy. Have some pride. pic.twitter.com/0W5eG6Mv6W
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 7, 2020