# Trump is dying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2025-08-27T07:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 96
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1902 "2026-03-10T18:33:55Z")
How reliable is the source? I hate to get my hopes up in vain. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1903 "2026-03-10T18:55:05Z")
I was working at a federal government installation in Maryland. I had just arrived at work, sat down, logged in, the first thing I looked at was the Straight Dope Message Boards: [right here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center-plane-crash/80850) is how I learned of the first plane crash a few minutes after it happened. To get home to Virginia when work was called off for everyone in the DC area at once, if I’d taken the American Legion Bridge, I would have been sitting there in bumper-to-bumper traffic until midnight. So I took the back roads through Frederick County to Route 15 at Point-of-Rocks, the next bridge over the Potomac, and got home quicker by taking the long way around. Made me glad to have learned geography and map reading. Though the internet went down that day, in its place people were speaking directly to strangers all sharing the same experience at once. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1904 "2026-03-10T19:04:21Z")
When it gets to “People who have died are walking around without legs,” well, this is the equivalent of HAL 9000 singing “Daisy Bell.” ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1905 "2026-03-10T19:32:04Z")
I was reminded more of Colonel Kurtz recounting his observation of a snail crawling along the age of a straight razor. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1906 "2026-03-10T21:15:13Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > How reliable is the source? I’d say it’s as reliable as anybody posting in this thread. > **[About - Heather Delaney Reese](https://heatherdelaneyreese.substack.com/about)** > > I built a blog that reached millions, now I'm fighting for America's future and survival. I expose MAGA lies and the government's failures, cut through the propaganda, and say what we're all thinking. Click to read Heather Delaney Reese, a Substack... > I’m Heather Delaney Reese, a family travel writer turned political truth teller. Yeah… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1907 "2026-03-10T21:19:36Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > I hate to get my hopes up in vain. Trump: Pulled a Train in Vain…? “But Joe Strummer isn’t relevant.” “ …And Trump is…? “ ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aUzBgeI5dpc/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/aUzBgeI5dpc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDaUzBgeI5dpc ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1908 "2026-03-10T22:40:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Yeah… > > 🙄 However, when she’s literally _quoting_ him, there’s not a whole lot to argue with. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1909 "2026-03-10T22:51:59Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > However, when she’s literally _quoting_ him, there’s not a whole lot to argue with. Probably, but that’s not what people were reacting to. It was the description of him, given as an opinion from a blogger, not a journalist. Again, this is about as authoritative a source as any other random person on the internet. That doesn’t make it all false, but it’s also not reliable. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1910 "2026-03-10T23:12:49Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It was the description of him, given as an opinion from a blogger, not a journalist. The description of his arm hanging limp at his side or his makeup running and his blank stare? That takes an expert journalist? So if you watch the same videos and see it, your opinion is worthless? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1911 "2026-03-10T23:19:18Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > So if you watch the same videos and see it, your opinion is worthless? There was no video in that blog, so I have no idea what incident she is referencing. A video would be _far_ more useful than a blog with a person’s opinion on it. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1912 "2026-03-11T00:06:52Z")
She could be letting his hopes and biases influence what she sees, or just directly lying for clicks. Without video or a more reputable source I will let my hopes stay in the middle, not down, not up. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1913 "2026-03-11T02:33:23Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > The description of his arm hanging limp at his side or his makeup running and his blank stare? That takes an expert journalist? It’s not what a journalist can see that is different from what any other person can see that matters. What matters is the journalist’s reputation for telling the truth rather than saying whatever brings the clicks. What matters is how much you can trust what they write. Sure, there are journalists who lie, but if they’re well known, we probably know that about them. > [@Frodo](#): > > She could be letting his hopes and biases influence what she sees, or just directly lying for clicks. > Without video or a more reputable source I will let my hopes stay in the middle, not down, not up. Exactly. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1914 "2026-03-11T02:37:14Z")
Over in the Clusterfuck thread I posted quite a few of Aaron Rupar’s clips from Trump’s speech yesterday. He really _was_ unusually out of it, kept slurring his speech and mispronouncing words, going off on tangents, implying that he thinks the age of consent is 7, casually swearing, and generally having absolutely no idea what is happening in the real world. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1915 "2026-03-11T03:01:27Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > She could be letting his hopes and biases influence what she sees, or just directly lying for clicks. That’s true. But people have been pointing out his arm, his weird gait, his wandering, his drooping mouth, his deathgrip on the handrail of the airplane steps, etc, for awhile now. I was simply pointing out that it’s still promising. Unless you believe he got better? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1916 "2026-03-11T03:19:21Z")
Nah, I just wish for more certainty before celebrating. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1917 "2026-03-11T14:51:55Z")
She has over 48,000 subscribers and is a “truth-teller”, so how can she be questioned? Now, if she also billed herself as a “critical thinker”, all doubts would be removed. 😆 > [@Smapti](#): > > …going off on tangents Wow, when did _that_ start? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1918 "2026-03-11T15:19:50Z")
Couldn’t tell ya, but I do like a sip of pickle juice straight out of the jar now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1919 "2026-03-11T15:22:58Z")
Serious question: If trump is so decrepit that he can barely put two words together, how did he manage the hours of the SotU address? I was hoping he’d fall on his face and crap his pants on live TV, but alas, no. So what’s the deal? Are people just seeing what they want to see? How does one reconcile the “age of consent is 7” comments with the SotU? Large does of uppers? Body double? Or are people exaggerating or lying? I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1920 "2026-03-11T15:39:01Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > If trump is so decrepit that he can barely put two words together, how did he manage the hours of the SotU address? Adderall ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1921 "2026-03-11T16:06:29Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > How does one reconcile the “age of consent is 7” comments with the SotU? I could of course be wrong - but I reconcile them by remembering that reading or even reciting words that someone else wrote is very different that trying to put together a coherent sentence on your own, on the fly. Most of his bizarre comments seem to be when he either is answering questions ( that he might not have a prepared answer for) or when he goes off script. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=97)