Trump cognitive exam posts
Trump has been repeatedly posting on social media claiming he took cognitive exams, which Meiselas interprets as a sign of deterioration.
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Trump Throws Vance Under the Bus as End Is Near
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Jul 13, 2026
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Trump's Health Collapse and the Clock Running Out
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Ben Meiselas wastes no time establishing the episode's central thesis: Donald Trump is declining rapidly, and the people around him know it. Trump has been posting obsessively on social media about having taken cognitive exams and raving about a coming Iranian assassination attempt — behavior Meiselas characterizes as that of a 'lunatic.' The host argues that Trump is fully aware the clock is running out and is now sizing up his potential successors: JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and even Pete Hegseth, who has been posting belligerent threats toward Iran. Meiselas frames all of the Trump-Vance public activity in the weeks that follow as a direct product of this succession anxiety, setting up the rest of the episode's analysis [1] — Ben Meiselas "Trump is posting about cognitive exams and raving that Iran will assassinate him. The people around him reportedly don't think he'll make i…" 01:38 .
Trump's Health Is Collapsing and the Clock Is Running Out
Trump is posting about cognitive exams and raving that Iran will assassinate him. The people around him reportedly don't think he'll make it through the year. The succession battle has already begun.
Trump Is Throwing JD Vance Under the Bus
Trump is deliberately pushing JD Vance into public appearances to expose his bizarre behavior — the Wisconsin accent, the fumbled press briefing, the tone-deaf podcast clips. This isn't support; it's sabotage.
JD Vance Tries a Wisconsin Accent — It Goes Badly
Sent to Wisconsin to look presidential, JD Vance tried to affect a local accent from his prepared remarks. It bombed. Meiselas says it perfectly captures just how inauthentic and weird Vance comes across.
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