# Is Trump confused? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 24, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589 "2024-01-24T13:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 138
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2774 "2024-10-18T20:09:45Z")
The couch was white, right? No mystery here. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2775 "2024-10-18T20:35:10Z")
Relevant; > > ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2776 "2024-10-18T20:35:18Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “In the old days, you never played negative ads Negative campaigning in the USA for President started around 1828, if not earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2777 "2024-10-18T20:37:23Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Trump is old enough that he is likely often exhausted between public appearances, but young enough that he can hide it, for a few hours, when he knows it’s really important. For years it’s been rumored that Trump takes Adderall for its stimulant properties. We can’t know, of course. But on the theory that Every Accusation is a Confession, note how often he has mentioned things like ‘Biden will be all drugged up’ for their debate. If Trump IS being dosed before appearances, there has got to be a physical limit. You can’t overdose Adderall day after day. It’s reasonable to wonder if drug use is affecting his “exhaustion.” ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2778 "2024-10-18T20:51:31Z")
I don’t understand. The caption says Trump won’t sit in white chairs, but the picture shows him sitting in a white chair. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2779 "2024-10-18T20:57:34Z")
Zoom in. He’s sitting on a black pad. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2780 "2024-10-18T21:02:23Z")
His suits are so badly tailored, it could just be part of the acreage of fabric that comprises his jacket. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2781 "2024-10-18T21:11:32Z")
Sure, sure. Could be. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2782 "2024-10-18T21:41:38Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Trump is Teflon coated like no other politician when it comes to making bigoted extreme statements. He probably was not even hurt by turning DJ. Perhaps, but I think that Univision town hall did hurt him. That audience wasn’t buying his buffoonery at all. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2783 "2024-10-18T21:44:26Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > His suits are so badly tailored, it could just be part of the acreage of fabric that comprises his jacket. It could. Is he wearing a jacket with tails like some sort of orchestra conductor? Because that looks like a lot of extra cloth for a suit. Even a poorly tailored suit. Edit: My bad. Wrong picture. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2784 "2024-10-18T21:48:47Z")
When you zoom in on the bottom left corner of the picture where he’s sitting down, there’s clearly the rounded corner of something black poking out behind him. It’s not the same color as his coat, it’s not a shadow, and it’s visually distinct from where the back of his coat is rumpled up. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2785 "2024-10-18T22:30:42Z")
Dear god–if I get to the point where I’m incontinent take me off th national stage, I beg you… (I already have to run to pee sometimes). ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2786 "2024-10-18T23:01:48Z")
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s his suit. It’s not a towel or anything like that: if you watch him enter and sit down you will see his jacket fold underneath his ass. OTOH, falling asleep at the campaign event today is doing nothing to squash this story… nor should it be squashed: > ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2787 "2024-10-18T23:53:25Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > if you watch him enter and sit down you will see his jacket fold underneath his ass. Any place we can see a clip of that? Because the still photo in the third example of post 2730 really, really, REALLY looks like he is sitting on something. However, I would think that if this is a thing he needs to do, it would have long ago been explained away - he travels with a bespoke cushion he always sits on because it is better for his back, and/or keeps him from worrying about germs. You know that is how it would be spun, if it had to be. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2788 "2024-10-18T23:55:47Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Waka Flocka Flame What kind of insane parallel universe have I been transported to? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2789 "2024-10-18T23:57:26Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Ladies and gentlemen, it’s his suit. This is his suit? [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54075827622_4d70ef4ece_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54075827622_4d70ef4ece_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2790 "2024-10-18T23:59:57Z")
Maybe if he does dress like an orchestra conductor. But if so, he does that shit for a reason. (The other shit, he can’t control.) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2791 "2024-10-19T00:00:01Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > falling asleep at the campaign event today is doing nothing to squash this story… nor should it be squashed: It’s a 23-second clip with poor resolution. I’m not seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2792 "2024-10-19T00:02:15Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > What kind of insane parallel universe have I been transported to? You only just noticed? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/2793 "2024-10-19T00:46:16Z")
“As a Senator, KeLAW, uhhhhh, this one… I don’t give a damn if I pronounce it right, who the hell can pronounce?” > > “I won’t pay the bill for this stupid company that rents us this crap, if it goes out again, I’ll sue their ass off that company” > > [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589.md?page=139)