Donald Trump has once again, sparked dementia concerns after he was spotted drinking water with two hands like a small child. This happened only days after he slurred his words during an Israel policy speech.
Twitter went into meltdown after the president took the awkward swig of water while unveiling his new national security strategy in front of military service members in Washington, D.C.
Some people suggested he was cradling the glass or ‘president sippy cup’ because of his ‘tiny hands.’ Twitter was quick to play amateur diagnostician and raised concerns the move could be evidence of a severe degenerative disorder, such as dementia, which can cause shaky hands.
Donald Trump has sparked dementia concerns after he was spotted drinking water with two hands like a small child
Sandra F. Woodward wrote that Trump ‘holds that water glass like my 3-year-old grandson holds his cup! I really think Trump has dementia and is reverting 2 childhood action.’
‘THE WAY HE IS GRABBING THAT GLASS SHOWS TRUMP HAS DEMENTIA. HIS MOTOR SKILLS ARE DEGENERATING,’ added Joseph Fedorko.
It is not the first time Trump has been seen drinking strangely.
In November, Trump picked up a bottle of Fiji water in both hands and sipped it awkwardly during a press conference at the White House.
Earlier this month, speculation went wild when Trump began slurring through part of his speech announcing changes to America’s Israel policy.
He slurred his ending remarks ‘God bless the United States. Thank you very much-sh.’
Conspiracy theorists on Twitter launched into high gear. Their suspicions included Democratic partisans who speculated about every possible cause from a mini-stroke to cocaine use.
TV host Joe Scarborough weighed in, saying ‘people close to him during the campaign told me [he] had early stages of dementia’.
A White House spokesman said the president merely had a case of ‘dry mouth,’ and that ‘his throat was dry. There’s nothing to it.’
When asked if Trump had any related health concerns, Shah said: ‘I know what you’re getting at. I’m saying there’s nothing to it.’
Brain doctor, Dr. Ford Vox, who has never examined Trump, believes the incident and other moments of his presidency, reveals that Trump has all the symptoms of predementia.
In a lengthy analysis, he also pointed to times when Trump has contradicted himself, rambles in interviews, makes faces, and forgets to sign bills at bill-signing ceremonies as ‘worrisome symptoms’ of illness.
In an attempt to regain control of the story, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that Trump will undergo a physical examination early next year, with the findings released to the public.
LET IT FLOW: In November, he picked up a bottle of Fiji water in both hands and sipped it awkwardly during a press conference at the White House
Monday’s speech has reignited the rumors over Trump’s health.
Twitter was awash with conspiracy theories of the 71-year-old’s speech in Washington, where he told the servicemen and women: ‘On January 20, 2017, I stood on the steps of the capital to herald the day the people became rulers of their nation again,’ before pausing to take a sip of water.
‘Trump slurs … that’s not the giveaway. Holding a water bottle with two hands is. I suspect dementia or blood sugar swings. Noting the change in his speaking style and sentences suggest dementia or heavy drug use,’ Matthew Miller Sr. wrote.
Twitter user @KungFu_Grip added: ‘My great-grandmother who had dementia drank water like Trump did and barely ate before she passed away.’
While ‘Evidence-Based Chuck E.’ wrote: ‘I use two hands on a glass when my hand shaking is out of my control (I have essential tremor). My guess is Trump is hiding that kind of shaking (or Parkinsons). Of course, that’s also ME applying MY condition to him, so, take that for what it’s worth.’
Tom Joseph added: With today’s speech, anyone can clearly see Trump’s crumbling health. Slurring, sippy cup style water drinking, involuntary jerks & restricted eye movements on display-part of his dozen+ symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia
‘It’s degenerative, highly progressive & worsening every week.’
Others joked the problem may just be Trump’s hands.
‘Are his hands too small to hold a glass? Is this why he uses both?’ user @Tokenarino wrote.
‘Can’t someone please just get him a sippy cup!!!’ Mark Callaghan added.
‘That’s exactly how my 2-year-old nephew drinks from a glass,’ Twitter user @mcnultyruss tweeted.
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