Why did Donald Trump look so old during the debate?

Because Trump has never displayed an ounce of maturity or introspection, it is easy to forget that he’s not 17-years-old, and would be the oldest President ever if he were to win in November. …I know his followers prefer to think of him as some steamed-up alpha male out of a porno (they practically creamed their pants over his “fight” response to the shooting), so engagements where Trump has to actually speak—like his rambling 93-minute RNC acceptance speech where he looked like the foolish narcissist he’s always been or his pitiful debate performance—usually have them scratching their heads…

I know, I know, it sounds crazy, right? …Because the media has never put much focus on his age and obvious mental decline (often calling him “robust” for shouting lies and for such vigorous displays as being able to walk onto the stage without a walker)…because the GOP centered the entire 2024 RNC around projecting a “He-Man” image that would appeal to young men (Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock, Dana White, JD Vance as running mate, few icky girls around)…and because Trump himself is in pathological denial of his own age.

I hope you’re sitting down for this: Donald Trump looked and sounded so very old at the debate because…[deep breath]…Donald Trump is very old.

I’m wondering about attachment and transference with the therapist and the idea of escape and fantasy? How much do you think your strong feelings, constant thoughts, desires to be with your therapist are a way to escape from your present life? I wonder if the transference serves another purpose than to show us our wounds and/or past experiences, but is a present coping strategy for managing what we don’t want to face (even if unconsciously) in the present—-current relationships, life circumstances, etc. Can anyone relate to this concept of escape in relation to their therapy relationship? How does this play out for you?

Truly, Trump has been living a teenager’s best life for quite a while now like sleeping with porn stars, eating KFC on his private jet, s***ting in a gold toilet, making a Slovenian call girl the First Lady after picking her out of a nude catalogue, scowling angrily at judges and prosecutors as he breaks the law with impunity like a juvenile delinquent, refusing to accept losses as though fair elections are just “bad calls” from the referee at a high school football game, thinking he’s entitled to jobs he has absolutely no experience to get (like the Presidency) and should be doing them forever…