This article is a major deviation from my usual offerings. It has no off-page links, no footnotes, and most of the content is the work of a well-known cable news journalist.

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Lawrence O’Donnell, the host of “The Last Word” on MSNBC, asked the question, “If Donald Trump gets dementia, how would we know?” I’ve wondered that myself. Lawrence addressed the question much better than I ever could.

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I have one additional example to add to the ones that Lawrence presented. It’s an extract from an article I posted in July of 2019.

As part of his July 4, 2019 speech at the Lincoln Memorial, President Trump provided his listeners with a brief synopsis of the Revolutionary War that freed the Colonies … that would become the United States of America … from British Rule.

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There you have it. Is President Trump sliding into dementia like his father did? Does he choose to be ignorant and believe that most of us share his preference? Is he one of the most stupid men to ever lead this or any other country?

I believe it’s all three. He lacks curiosity because he believes that he knows more than anybody else about everything worth knowing. That leaves him ignorant about most of the subjects that he needs to do his job as President. That attitude is just plain stupid. At the same time, his words and actions show that he’s already missing some of his marbles and is rapidly losing more as time passes.

What do you think?