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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

TRUMP COULDN'T REMEMBER THAT HE APPOINTED JEROME POWELL TO HEAD THE FED

 

Trump was accused of ‘slowly losing it’ as latest signs of ‘dementia’ unravel sparking health worries 

"The president forgot names, showed confusion over who was with him at the event, and appeared to fabricate stories that could not possibly be true.

 Donald Trump claimed his uncle had taught the future Unabomber at MIT, despite the domestic terrorist never having attended the university.

President Donald Trump's cognitive decline was called back into question during a rambling speech in Pittsburgh Tuesday, during which he forgot names and told stories that were very unlikely to be true.

At one point, however, he claimed that his uncle, a physicist who helped create radar systems during World War II, taught future "Unabomber" terrorist Theodore Kaczynski at MIT, none of which had actually happened.

 Kaczynski never attended MIT, but rather received degrees from Harvard and the University of Michigan. Even if John Trump had once crossed paths with Kaczynski, he could not have known he would commit 16 bomb attacks between 1971 and 1995, as John Trump died in 1985, years before he was identified as the Unabomber. 

 He also forgot who from his team had come with him on the trip to Pittsburgh, mistakenly gesturing to Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District Dan Meuser, who was not present at the event. “I want to introduce Dan Meuser. Dan Meuser is here,” Trump said. “Where’s Dan?”

During his speech, Trump...also claimed that he had secured $16 trillion in investments in the economy, despite the U.S. economy totally just under $30 trillion.”




And finally, a shocking example of his mental decline:


"...during a rant in which he brutally criticizes Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump forgets that he appointed him, saying "I'm surprised he was appointed. I was surprised that Biden put him in." 


(Trump appointed Powell on November 2, 2017, and former President Biden reappointed him in May of 2022. Why doesn't Trump's staff insist on prepping him before he goes before cameras and the American people and shows his mental deterioration? 

How bad must Trump's mental state be for him NOT TO REMEMBER that he himself appointed Powell? 

Where's Jake Tapper now on this egregious show of Trump's failing cognitive abilities? 

Do people actually think Trump's in charge? Really?



 

5 comments:

Grey One talks sass said...

Waiting (not really) for skud to back his statement that he's just as critical of MAGA as he is of Democrats.

So many podcasts are talking about the deconstruction of one Donald J Trump. He doesn't look good, his makeup can't coverup his complexion issues, his ankles are swollen.... dude does not look good and his mind keeps taking a walk without him attached.

Note about citing sources from another post - when verifying a source please check to ensure the information you rely on wasn't a teaser to sell you something, like a book maybe? If Jake Tapper was really as concerned as he conveys in his book, why didn't he say something earlier? It's a lot like someone watching an arsonist burning down a building but not calling the fire department because the book rights to the insider story will be off the charts. Actually it's not "a lot like" it's exactly this.

Les Carpenter said...

I could be wrong but I think I heard Biden extended him. Which could indicate he remembered originally appointing him.

But yeah, the Orange FOTUS certainly is showing ample signs of cognitive decline. Depending how rapidly he unravels we could be seeing him sucking his thumb before the end of his I'll begotten presidency #2.

Mike said...

Did you see Frontline last night?
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/07/millions-of-people-spied-on-by-malicious-browser-extensions-in-chrome-and-edge

Shaw Kenawe said...

Trump thought Biden originally appointed Powell AND extended his appointment. How bad does your memory have to be to not remember you appointed this very very important position? Again Trump is showing America. He’s not all there.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Thanks, I’m going to check it out.