Trump's biographer claims ex-POTUS is ‘hyper-aware’ of mental decline and ‘saying more ludicrous things’
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Timothy O’Brien, the author of 'TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald,' recently revealed that GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump is 'hyper-aware' that he is slipping mentally and saying 'more ludicrous things' more often.
Trump, who is now the oldest candidate to run for president, is facing intense scrutiny over his age and mental sharpness after many of his recent gaffes during campaign rallies across different states, per The Independent.
Trump's biographer says ex-president is 'hyper-aware' he is slipping mentally
During an interview with The Guardian, O'Brien said that he believes Trump, who once labeled himself a "very stable genius," fully understands that he is saying more ludicrous things and is trying to make up for it.
He said, "The reason he’s now offering these convoluted explanations of his speech patterns in his public appearances is because he’s hyper-aware that people have noted that he’s making even less sense than he used to."
He added, "What we’re seeing now is a reflection of someone who’s very troubled and very desperate."
During a rally in Mosinee on Saturday, September 7, Trump made attempts to explain his references to the "late great Hannibal Lecter," a fictional cannibalistic serial killer from the movie 'Silence of the Lambs.'
Notably, he made a statement about migrants and claimed that the killer was "representative of people that are coming into our country."
Moreover, during a rally in Johnstown last week, Trump talked about his tendency to venture off-topic and bragged about the "weave" of many conversational threads before coming back to his original point.
He said, "When I do the weave, I’ll talk about nine different things and they all come back brilliantly together."
While referring to the "weave," Trump said, "Friends of mine that are English professors, they say: it’s the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen."
Biographer Jennifer Mercieca explains reasons behind Trump's rambling
Biographer Jennifer Mercieca, who wrote 'Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump,' told The Guardian, "He’s very good at putting a marketing spin on anything that might be perceived as a negative."
She added, "He’s had a lot of criticism lately for rambling, for being low energy during his rallies, for failing to read the teleprompter properly, mispronouncing words and so his response is to spin it. He says, 'I have experts, these friends of mine, unnamed others, who are very impressed with my ability to weave.'"
During the Wisconsin rally in August, Trump jumped from bacon to wind turbines in a single minute during his speech.
He told the La Crosse, Wisconsin crowd, "You take a look at bacon and some of these products and some people don’t eat bacon any more. We are going to get the energy prices down. When we get energy down, you know, this was caused by their horrible energy – wind. They want wind all over the place. But when it doesn’t blow we have a little problem."
Internet trolls Donald Trump as his biographer says he is 'hyper-aware'
Many people on the internet trolled Trump as his biographer recently revealed that GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump is 'hyper-aware' that he is slipping mentally and saying 'more ludicrous things' more often.
A user commented on Reddit, "Trump is barely aware whether it's Tuesday or Belgium, and as for having friends."
Another added, "Aging is particularly difficult for true narcissists like Trump. They simply cannot face the concept of losing their luster."
A person also stated, "He's also much lower energy and any time he actually tries to answer policy questions it goes very poorly," whereas one mentioned, "The problem is that what he calls his 'weaves' never come together to form a salient, coherent point."
A user also wrote, "He's "weaving" because the Harris campaign has been gray rocking him. Instead of engaging with the invective and insults, they're ignoring him," while one commented, "I haven't listened to too much of his rambling recently but it's not really new. He talks like someone who has more confidence than information."
A person also said, "Calling it "weaving" is very weak attempt to defend his weird and incoherent ramblings which have become much more pronounced as of late," whereas one wrote, "I don't think it's a legit concern of mental decline because he's been speaking this same way for 8 years."
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