Month: May 2019

Nation Tires of Trump’s Tweeting

Buck Banks

0.16%

“President Trump’s tweets don’t pack the punch they did at the outset of his presidency. His Twitter interaction rate — a measure of the impact given how much he tweets and how many people follow him — has tumbled precipitously,” Axios reports. “It’s a sign that his strongest communication tool may be losing its effectiveness and that the novelty has worn off. Trump’s interaction rate has fallen from 0.55% in the month he was elected to 0.32% in June 2017 — and down to 0.16% this month through May 25.”

Real Video of Trump Slurring His Words

Jon Ponder

This week Trump disseminated a doctored video that made it look as if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was stammering and slurring her words. The undoctored video above shows an actual instance of Trump slurring his speech.

Some experts cite this and other instances of his behavior as possible signs of mental impairment, stating, for example that Trump has exhibited a “clear reduction in linguistic sophistication over time.”