'Completely unhinged and getting worse': MSNBC's Mika says Trump's latest rally shows his 'mental

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‘Completely unhinged and getting worse’: MSNBC’s Mika says Trump’s latest rally shows his ‘mental decline’
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/completely-unhinged-getting-worse-msnbcs-mika-says-trumps-latest-rally-shows-mental-decline/



Brad Reed

03 Aug 2018 at 06:37 ET


MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski on Friday unloaded on President Donald Trump for his latest unhinged rants during a Thursday night rally in Pennsylvania.

In particular, Brzezinski said that Trump’s rambling rally address offered a window into what she described as his “mental decline.”


“He’s not well,” she said bluntly. “That’s the bottom line. There’s no way anyone who knows Donald Trump, but has not bought in in some way, could watch him last night and not come away with the feeling that the President of the United States is completely unhinged and getting worse by the day.”

Brzezinski also noted that former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman is also alleging that Trump regularly spoke “gibberish” after being elected president, while also claiming that his “mental decline… could not be denied.”

“Morning Joe” contributor Donny Deutsch then explained how Trump’s mental decline can be observed simply by comparing interviews that he conducted just a decade ago with the interviews he’s been conducting since being elected president............................................

[no_hypocrisy]

1. And here's the thing:

The crazier and more unhinged Trump is in public, the more his followers love it. Love it! More, more, more! This IS a reality show.

[unblock]

3. and there's the rub. it's no longer donnie's mental stability that's at issue.

it's the mass insanity of his legions of enablers, from the white house to republicans in congress to right-wing media voices and the magats.

[riversedge]

5. you are right. And they-the #trumpTrain are getting more LOUD--and IMHO dangerous

[DallasNE]

39. Eric Trump Tweeted

A clip from Tampa where the crowd was giving it to CNN, including giving them the finger. Donald. Then re-Tweeted that. This was a clear message that this is the behavior he cherishes. That is not healthy for the country. And, still, no Republican will challenge this sick behavior. How soon before another Charlottesville?

[defacto7]

10. This is the fact!

[Bradshaw3]

31. Well said n/t

[PNW-Dem]

41. His Base Doesn't Matter

Why is there so much focus on his “base” which is 35% at most. Need to focus on the (non-crazy) folks in the middle and bring them over to our (sane) side.

By the way, does anyone else but me wonder who/what is behind the Qanon phenomenon? My guess is some think tank…

[Maven]

6. And the more the media covers him. Their pretend outrage is noted.

Mika and Joe and all the other cable news hacks who couldn't get enough of Trump and his dark carnival in 2015 and 2016 can shove it as far as I'm concerned. They wanted the crass reality show spectacle to attract eyeballs and they got it, substance, truth and our democracy be damned. There is something profoundly broken in our modern media.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. THIS

[Bradshaw3]

32. This too!

I was a journalist for many years and taught as well. To me they are doing the exact same thing they did during the campaign in order to create drama and get ratings (and money) but calling it journalism. It is not. It is enabling the greatest threat to our democracy. The first thing they need to do is stop covering his insane rallies and then replaying them over and over.

[elmac]

37. According to mediaQuant, Trump received $1.9 billion in free media coverage,

yet spent just $10 million on paid advertisements during the last election cycle, far more free media coverage than Sec. Clinton at $746 million, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, at $321 million.

[FakeNoose]

17. You're mistaking the paid audience for real followers/voters

People who sit in the seats and cheer for Trump at those rallies are all paid to be there. Their enthusiasm is as fake as his orange tan. Actors who are paid to cheer for him aren't even listening to a thing he says. Why should we be listening or even care what he says?

[erronis]

25. I remember reading about paid actors ($50/session?) during the campaign. And I assumed

that he/they are doing the same thing again. I hope the actors are actually getting checks that don't bounce - or better, cash. It seems his crowds are getting smaller - perhaps the bank account is shrinking - need another infusion from pute.

[FakeNoose]

30. We're discussing exactly this on another thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210957194

"Are Trump rallies filled with Craigslist actors?"

It's not the first time it has come up on DU either. Trump had some black guy (paid actor) carrying a sign "Blacks for Trump" sitting behind him at several rallies, and this was well after the election. It seems to happen only at the rallies that his group organizes. Whenever another group (like the VFW this week) has a Trump rally the attendance is sparse. They had to move the VFW rally to a smaller hall because so few people showed up.

[erronis]

38. Great thread - thanks!

[Hekate]

29. You sure about that? Do you have a source? Otherwise it's just a comforting fable.

Thanks.

[pazzyanne]

20. People cheering for a person's descent into dementia/ mental illness

is a mark of their standing in humanity. These types of people are bottom feeders.

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. I will guess there are minimum of 30 million hardcore rumpers and that 90% of them

have one or more guns.

Probably higher than 90%.

Not a good cocktail.

[calimary]

33. So, then, what does that tell you about THEM?

[PNW-Dem]

40. His Base Doesn't Matter

Why is there so much focus on his “base” which is 35% at most. Need to focus on the (non-crazy) folks in the middle and bring them over to our (sane) side.

By the way, does anyone else but me wonder who/what is behind the Qanon phenomenon? My guess is some think tank…

[Qutzupalotl]

2. I wonder whether the protests outside the WH are taking their toll.

Airhorns during the night can disturb one’s sleep, exacerbating any existing mental instability. That, or Mueller’s got him by the short hairs. Maybe both.

[forgotmylogin]

19. Do you remember the reports "Oh he doesn't even need sleep..."

"He sleeps four hours a night..."

I'm in my 40s and can't even handle that.

[radical noodle]

4. As the mental state of his supporters

also decline (and who could have believed they'd get worse?).

[empedocles]

7. The stress of being in 'over his head' on the job, that is incompetent

and the stress of his inner conflicts; his 'grandiosity' v. his repressed [endless list here]

[GeorgeGist]

8. Mika (or Joe) is not a reliable source ...

even when s/he is right.

[LividModerate]

9. Just a reminder

of how out of touch these "Mainstream Media" fucks are. He always been unhinged. And they are so far away from the "mainstream" it defies logic why anyone pays attention to them.

Assholes!

[elmac]

13. correct, hell, he was telling his brown shirts to beat people up during his

campaign in 2016. The media gave him much more airtime because clowns bring the most viewers. They created this monster and now their concerned?, lol

[Blue_Adept]

24. They were talking in relation to how he was ten years ago

It was an interesting piece this morning, related to Omarosa's book, in how you could see such a difference in him with interviews ten years ago compared to the last couple of years and how it's getting worse.

[calimary]

35. Welcome to DU, LividModerate!

Why anyone pays attention to them? They're other assholes who want to exploit them for power, wealth, and influence. That's why.

[duforsure]

11. After watching a psychiatrist talk about him

On a You Tube video (Psychiatrist: Trump Mental Health Urgently Deteriorating) from John Hopkins, on the David Pakman Show, it shows we're in trouble with this sick illegitimate person sitting in the White House, and Mika is right with talking about a mental illness with this serial liar. He also claimed this condition continues to worsen as it progresses.

[AwakeAtLast]

12. Uh, Mika?

Yeah, uh, HE WAS UNHINGED BEFORE THE ELECTION!

You bought in, yes you did.

[Nasruddin]

14. True but

We need all the allies we can get.

Too soon old, too late smart ? - well I hope not.

[calimary]

36. Welcome to DU, NAsruddin!

I think we're apt to get more independents, who certainly qualify as too late smart if they voted for trump in the last election.

I do believe that souls can be saved, though.


I just realized that one of the worst things about trump, as far as the mess he's made that we're all gonna have to clean up - is: he let all the crazies out of the closet. And gave them a strange kind of "respectability" and "legitimacy" - something they didn't deserve and DEFINITELY haven't earned.

[elmac]

16. Being unhinged got him elected and was the reason Media loved him

tRump the clown brought them lots of viewers, lots of advertising dollars. This is why all the so called news network gave him 90% more airtime than anyone else. The clown quickly turned into IT and they are crying crocodile tears.

[calimary]

42. Indeed. They all thought he was SOOOO funny and SOOOO ridiculous.

Great for ratings, though! Everybody tunes in to say what he'll say next. But this is NOT reality TV, everybody!!!!!

I just thought of something - I wonder if there's any way to tell how much the deplorables constitute audiences for reality TV. Is this basically the same bunch that gobbled up cable shit like "Duck Dynasty," "Jersey Shore," "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," and all those "Real Housewives" shows, not to mention anything from "The Bachelor" to "The Apprentice" on the conventional networks. That would be interesting to see. I bet those audience numbers match up.

[Perseus]

18. He does it on purpose because that is what his base enjoys and understands

Trump is the Jerry Springer of politics, he is trash and he attracts trash, that is exactly what they want to hear because they don't understand "elitist" talk coming from someone with facts and a full vocabulary.

Do not be fooled by this shenanigans, it works for people who are ignorant and easily impressed.

I hate to say it, but this will not turn out well, his followers are violent and full of hate.

[benld74]

21. Call BS!! NO insanity, mental facilities

Decreasing defense for this POS!!!

He knows exactly what
He planned to do
Did
Is doing
Plans to do

Prison
No
Less

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

22. If Omarosa said Donnie Two Scoops is unhinged, that settles it for me.

Clearly she is speaking based on her professional training, her years of clinical experience, and her love for this country, and not just because she wants to sell more copies of her book, Unhinged, now available in hardcover and Kindle versions from Amazon.

For the record, I think she and Mika and everyone else who can look at IQ45's rallies and see the behavior of their crazy old Uncle Paul from Schenectady are right. Trump has lost touch with reality and should be removed from office. The problem is, who will bell the cat?

Meanwhile, Omarosa has a book to hawk...

Bye, Felicia.

[elleng]

23. Maybe worse, shows the mental decline of his 'followers.'

[erronis]

27. They had to be a bit above the bottom to have any mental decline.

I think that his real followers are at their best bottoms (and best tops, too.) But as many have thought, many of the yelling red-faced old men are there for a paid lunch and $50. The real thugs are probably paid a bit more to incite violence - in the name of the pResident of the United States. Who would have thought we could have gotten here in just a couple of years? Kudos to the foreign and US interventionists.

[marylandblue]

28. On TV he sounds unhinged, and has since the start of the campaign

But you can see him in this 2016 deposition where he sounds normal. Stupid and uninformed about his own business, but not insane.

[3Hotdogs]

34. Also the audio where he was pranked by someone pretending to be Menendez.

He was perfectly coherent in that. The difference is that he didn't have an audience of dolts on the phone.