I Wasn't Going To Ask This But...

[sp1814]

...seeing as there's been so much talk about Trump today, I would like to ask - do you think he might have mental health issue?

Hear me out.

He was being interviewed on Fox TV a couple of weeks ago. He was asked, themhost Ainsley Earhard:

//This Sunday is Mother's Day. What are your plans? What are you gonna do for Melania and do you have a message for all the moms that are watching this morning?//

He responded:

//Well, we'll be together. I'm going to a Camp David meeting — a big meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Camp David is this very special place that nobody ever gets to see but it's a great work environment. And we're going to have meetings on different things.
And we're going to have meetings on different things, and our military has never looked better. It's never been better. We've never had the kind of equipment that we have now.
And we had planes that were 50 years old, and more. Fighter jets — now we have the best in the world, the F-35 and the F-18, and you know, what we have is incredible.
The equipment and the people we have are great, but you know, they have to have equipment.//

//And we spent $1.5 trillion — really, more than that. And we've totally rebuilt our military, which you have to do. You know, I'm a very budget-conscious person. But you have to do.
The nice thing is — it's all built in the USA. And plenty of equipment coming. Lot of this equipment is coming. So it's very important that we have the best military and we have the... our military has never been in condition like it is now and soon will be."//

Whatever you think of Trump - had this been a relative of yours, wouldn't you be concerned?

Anyone who wants accuse me of bashing Trump - you're right, but I 100% think that this is completely bash-able. If you think this is a valid response to such a question...

...why?

[naomi24]

SP, //this is a complete answer. //

It is now I've added the rest.

[teacake44]

The help is out there if he looks for it, hang on, no he's to far gone. Anyhow I'm more concerned that wolf@ at 17.03 called him a fruitcake when we all know that's (ME) well from time to time.

[retrocop]

I believe it's called context. Not selective cherry picking :-)

[sp1814]

naomi24

Do you think the answer was reasonable?

[sp1814]

Same question to retrocop.

Link the two responses.

Naomi24's and mine. Do you think the answer is reasonable?

[Mamyalynne]

He seemed to answer (at length) a question that wasn't asked then once reminded of the topic he went on to the right subject.

Is he ill? , I have absolutely no way of knowing but as with anyone it's always a possibility.

[royfromaus]

sp1814
royfromus

The great thing about the AnswerBank is that you can click on your name and see your history.

I've responded to four threads about Trump in 2020.





That's because you haven't been posting much lately, what with being busy with whatever training you need to be ready to take sides.

[naomi24]

He responded to the question by saying 'we'll be together' and then went on to say what he what would doing on that day, before returning to the subject of Mother's Day and talking about his parents. That's it really.

Why did you post just half of what he said?

[sp1814]

Hold on...naomi24's wrong.

I've just fact checked to make sure.

What I wrote is what he said.

After he finished that, the Fox host REPEATED HER question. She once again asked Trump:

//Do you have a message for the moms that are watching?//

It was only then that he said what naomi24 wrote.

Here's a verified transcript:

https://factba.se/transcript/donald-trump-interview-fox-and-friends-may-8-2020

[sanmac]

"Why did you post just half of what he said?" Just like the curate's egg; some parts of the quote were quite excellent.

[royfromaus]

I for one will confess that I have in the past gone on about another subject after only giving lip service to the original question and I have one of the sharpest minds on Answerbank.

I think it's called digressing or summat.

[naomi24]

Mamyalynne's already said he was reminded. You're clutching a straws, SP.

[Gromit]

The World Mental Health Coalition look like a bunch of fruitcakes themselves.

While Trumps behaviour is peculiar, apparently he has been like this for decades, and it is not old age dementia.
He has regular medical check ups, so he must be OK.

[andy-hughes]

roy - // … and I have one of the sharpest minds on Answerbank. //

And you know this how exactly?

[royfromaus]

crap
take ''one of'' out of my previous post... I'm doing myself a disservice.

[THECORBYLOON]

"You left half of it out, SP."
NAOMI, which part of Trump's answer to that specific question (not a subsequent question) did SP leave out? It looks complete to me.

[royfromaus]

Hold on...naomi24's wrong.

I've just fact checked to make sure.

What I wrote is what he said.






sp...you copied and pasted it.

[royfromaus]

andy-hughes
roy - // … and I have one of the sharpest minds on Answerbank. //

And you know this how exactly?





It is quite evident to anyone who isn't that far being me. I'm not surprised you haven't noticed.

[daisypotter]

Here goes, I'm starting to feel sorry for him.

[sp1814]

naomi24

Please let me know what part of the answer I left out. I printed the question and his answer. You then posted his reply to a subsequent question.

In what way do you think I was being selective?