Despite the White House insisting he remains in "perfect" health, Mr Trump fed the flames of speculation during a rally in Dalton, Georgia, this week, ahead of the November mid-terms. Addressing the crowd, the president made an offhand comment about Chinese president Xi Jinping, who he said "was here last week".

In reality, Xi visited the US and met with Mr Trump during a three-day trip from September 23 to 25, around three weeks ago. The apparent blunder sparked a flurry of reactions on social media, with one user labelling him "Dementia Donnie". Another wrote: "He doesn't [know] what day it is. It's gonna get worse as he goes along."

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[–] 7 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I wish you were joking but 65 is basically juvenile in our politics.

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  • [–] 7 points 21 hours ago (1 child)

    During the campaign leading up to the last election many were referring to Kamala Harris as a young candidate.

    She was 60.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    God damn, I don't think I even realized that she was that old. It's hard to call someone old when you're comparing them to someone with one foot in the grave.

    It'd be nice if our electorate was, on average, of an age where they still have a future to worry about.

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