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A recent video of former President Donald Trump speaking to the media has sparked widespread discussion on social media, with many questioning his mental state.
In the clip, the 79-year-old leader harshly criticized previous White House administrations, bluntly calling the residence a “s—house” before he undertook renovations. Trump explained, “This place was not properly taken care of.
I was told by my wife, ‘You have to act presidential, so don’t use foul language.’ I won’t.
Normally, I would have said it was a s—house, but I don’t want to say that.”
He went on to describe the condition of the White House before his upgrades: “The columns were falling down, the plaster was falling off, you made a speech, and I was saying, ‘couldn’t you fix up the paint job up there?’ You know, it looked like… and this place is tippy top now, including all the brand-new beautiful stone.” Trump also boasted that he personally financed the renovations.
The footage has drawn mixed reactions online. Some viewers expressed concern about Trump’s demeanor.
One Twitter user wrote, “Dementia has taken his brain. He’s delusional, unhinged, and senile, and needs to be impeached.
Why aren’t reporters stating the obvious?” Another commenter said, “Donald Chump is clueless and classless.”
Others lamented the state of the nation, with one noting, “He’s definitely lost all sense of reality! A total cognitive failure!
His puppets just let it happen, and they know the Supreme Court will just give him what he wants.”
On the other hand, some supporters praised Trump’s blunt style. One social media user commented, “People love politicians that lie and tell them what they want to hear while they steal us blind.
Trump is a breath of fresh air with every crude truth he speaks. He isn’t perfect, but at least he’s open with his motives.”
Another agreed, saying, “He’s the boss, he can say it like it is and how the hell he likes saying it.”
This backlash follows criticism Trump faced after calling a reporter “dumb” during a discussion about the rising costs of his new ballroom project at the White House. Trump claimed the ballroom’s size had doubled but insisted it was still under budget.
When a journalist pointed out that the expenses had also doubled, Trump responded sharply, “We have a ballroom that’s under budget. It’s going up right here.
I’ve doubled the size of it because we obviously need that, and we’re right now on budget, under budget, and ahead of schedule.” When pressed further, he snapped, “I doubled the size of it, you dumb person.
You are not a smart person.”