Despite the White House insisting he remains in “perfect” health, Mr Trump fed the flames of speculation during a rally in Dalton, Georgia, this week, ahead of the November mid-terms. Addressing the crowd, the president made an offhand comment about Chinese president Xi Jinping, who he said “was here last week”.

In reality, Xi visited the US and met with Mr Trump during a three-day trip from September 23 to 25, around three weeks ago. The apparent blunder sparked a flurry of reactions on social media, with one user labelling him “Dementia Donnie”. Another wrote: “He doesn’t [know] what day it is. It’s gonna get worse as he goes along.”

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    FFS an entire article about his mental decline at the rally and didn’t even mention as he left, he wandered right by the limo door being held open for him and into an empty field before being herded back by a gaggle of panicked agents.

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    Donald Trump health fears spike

    Who writes these headlines? Why not “Donald Trump death hopes spike” or something that better represents collective opinion?

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    He’s going to live a lot.longer than you think. And if you think he’s just going to pack up his classified documents and leave the Shite House in 2029, you’re very mistaken.

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        The year is 2032. The crowd is gathering for God Emperor Trump’s birthday parede. Not voluntarily, but at least they get beer and a desiccated burger. The organizers are doing their best again to make the Emperor presentable. The orange makeup covers a lot, and the smell has been gone for a couple of years now. Still, their hearts tremble when the handwaving mechanism kicks in. People need to see Dear Leader strong, to forget the war that has been ravaging the Mid-Western states. The parede ends well, no body parts have been flung this year. People shuffle back to their buses, savoring the rare taste of beer in their mouth. Many of them take the burger in their pockets back to their kids in the barrack. It will be a good day for them too! Long live the Emperor!

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        See, I think after the midterms they are going to kick him out for Vance and try and parlay the next two years into 2 presidential terms for him.

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    Even this level of hope doesn’t justify a link to the Express. Some publications should always be ignored.

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    Informal poll for the commenters: how long do you think the WH will insist he’s alive after he dies? Whenever that day happens, they’ll say he’s in perfect health until its impossible not to. But how long will it take?

    I think at least a week.

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      Hopefully the next true American patriot will outperform the low bar set by Crooks and we won’t need to speculate.

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      I think Vance will be assuming office as fast as he can. Unless they can drag him to rallies in 2028, he specifically will be useless to them. Other than his inexplicable appeal to MAGA folks, I think his “allies” are as eager as anyone else for him to go away.