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senseandsensibility

(26,131 posts)
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 02:55 PM Sunday

According to CNN, trump really did "talk" to Teddy Roosevelt

Remember a couple of days ago when trump claimed he talked to Teddy Roosevelt? He says so much BS that I and probably most of you ignored it. In fact, I ignore almost everything he says.

Well, apparently, he took a tour of the TR museum and one of the displays has a statue of Teddy in which visitors can engage in a "conversation" with Teddy. Trump actually spoke to him and the statue responded with AI generated dialogue. Visitors will be able to do the same.

I guess the question now is did trump understand that he wasn't really talking to Teddy?

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According to CNN, trump really did "talk" to Teddy Roosevelt (Original Post) senseandsensibility Sunday OP
I have seen a blurb (sorry, no link, I'm working) from a number of neurologists/psychiatrists hlthe2b Sunday #1
Teddy Roosevelt is not a statue Progressive dog Sunday #2
New Republic article and video posted on X: highplainsdem Sunday #3

hlthe2b

(115,362 posts)
1. I have seen a blurb (sorry, no link, I'm working) from a number of neurologists/psychiatrists
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:00 PM
Sunday

who believe he DID NOT understand "what" it was he was interacting with. Thus, it is quite possible he did NOT know that he was not somehow speaking with Teddy Roosevelt. That said, there is so much more evidence and so many more clear episodes for his diminishing cognitive abilities, I don't think we have to hang our hats on this incident.

Progressive dog

(7,646 posts)
2. Teddy Roosevelt is not a statue
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:19 PM
Sunday

Teddy Roosevelt passed away more than a century ago.Trump apparently doesn't understand that.

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