Is Trump Just Losing His Mind?

'We are saying Merry Christmas again': New Trump video vows to restore American 'decency'https://t.co/YiwOntehKf

— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 18, 2023

Who is he talking to?  Now, or ever?

In September, Trump suggested that the way to prevent wildfires in California’s forest lands is to keep them damp. Here are his exact words: 

“They say that there’s so much water up north that I want to have the overflow areas go into your forests and dampen your forests, because if you dampen your forests you're not gonna have these forest fires that are burning at levels that nobody’s ever seen.” 

Hello? 

He also said that under his administration, shoplifters would be subject to extrajudicial execution. 

“We will immediately stop all the pillaging and theft. Very simply, if you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store.” 

In October, Trump warned his supporters that Biden will lead America into World War Two. He has also claimed that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group, is “very smart.” That whales are being killed by windmills. That he won all 50 states in 2020. That he defeated Barack Obama in 2016. That the outgoing chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should be executed. That MSNBC’s parent company is guilty of treason, and will “pay.” And that he will only be a dictator on “Day 1” of a new term. 

The most telling evidence of Trump’s growing dementia is found in his paranoid thirst for revenge, on which he is now centering his entire campaign. 

On November 11, he pledged to a crowd of supporters in Claremont, New Hampshire, that: 

“We will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country, that lie and steal and cheat on elections and will do anything possible — they’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American dream.”

Now I’m just piling on:

Trump reacts to Judge Engoron’s Order today that his expert “lacks all credibility” and “for a million dollars or so, some experts will say whatever you want them to say.” pic.twitter.com/atZ4NKwcXf

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 19, 2023

Except:

A) Yes, all expert witnesses are paid; some are worth paying, and some are not.

B) As the trier of fact, the judge is both qualified and expected to assess the testimony of the witnesses, including experts.

C) A finding that Trump’s expensive expert “lack[ed] all credibility” is a devastating one. That Trump can’t accept it is neither here nor there. He can throw all the fits he wants; it won’t change a thing.