Trump was asked how long ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees will stay in Florida, and turned into the final boss of confusion
Trump rarely gives a straightforward response to a question. Why give out information when you can just ‘nasty fake news’, ‘Hannibal Lecter’ and ‘shark’ your way into avoiding an issue for at least another two weeks, right?
This response to a question about his horrific concentration camp detention centre in a swamp, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, was a whole other kettle of cognitive impairment.
REPORTER: Is there an expected timeframe that detainees will stay here? Days, weeks, month?
TRUMP: I'm gonna spend a lot. This is my home state. I love it. I'll spend a lot of time here. pic.twitter.com/PnDzke4MU7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2025
Maybe it’s just that the old guy can’t bear to wear a hearing aid to go with his semi-secret glasses. A lot of people felt something else was going on, and no amount of ‘person, woman, man, camera, TV’ is likely to persuade them otherwise.
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Grandpa is having one of his bad days. pic.twitter.com/YZ2Twqw0Nu
— Jason Selvig (@jasonselvig) July 1, 2025
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— Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair) July 1, 2025
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Behold the Crazy Cognitive Decline. @jaketapper you’re up! https://t.co/91egeD0zKW
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) July 1, 2025
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They wrote an entire book about how Biden maybe didn’t recognize a guy at a party https://t.co/hp8HzMhixS
— Fordow Focused (@canderaid) July 1, 2025
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EXTREME DEMENTIA ALERT- The question was clearly repeated to Trump about the length of time detainees will spend in the FL prison. He word drooled about how he likes being in Florida. Going blank like this is another sign of his Frontotemporal dementia.
pic.twitter.com/HXmZM8BnoO— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) July 1, 2025
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She wasn’t talking about you, you idiot! She was talking about the detainees you plan to fill this prison with!
— Jacob R. Adkins (@JacobRAdkins3) July 1, 2025
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Unreal.
Asked about detainees — Trump answers like he’s booking a vacation.
This isn’t a gaffe.
It’s cognitive collapse on live TV. Where’s the media?— AnatolijUkraine (@AnatoliUkraine) July 1, 2025
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He didn't answer the fucking question and slurred on about how great he is and how the skanky Florida officials just love him. He never should have been given any press coverage for the last 30 years.
— Tina M. Quirk (@TMQuirk) July 1, 2025
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He’s so far gone, he isn’t capable of fulfilling the duties of the president.
— Timothy Bellman (@Timothy_Bellman) July 1, 2025
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BREAKING: In an insane moment, Trump was asked twice, "Is there an expected timeframe that detainees will stay [at Alligator Alcatraz]?" After asking for clarification, Trump said "I'll spend a lot of time here."
Why won't Jake Tapper cover his dementia?pic.twitter.com/QDWyTVOkZ7
— Really American (@ReallyAmerican1) July 1, 2025
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25th Amendment!
— Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) July 1, 2025
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In his new concentration camp, Trump is befuddled by the word “detainees,” twice, and decides it must be about him.
It is impossible to overstate how absurd it is that this horrifically unwell man is being allowed to destroy the country and the world like this. h/t @atrupar… https://t.co/znLS2sUnCY pic.twitter.com/9e5KRD8s2b
— Jim Stewartson, Antifascist ☠️ (@jimstewartson) July 1, 2025
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Wait, is he letting us detain him??? OPEN ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ ASAP!!!
— Cork Off! (@CorkYou) July 1, 2025
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Only day 162/1461 and his brain is already melting, btw https://t.co/NKsIjHDV7H
— IL Brandonite (@ILkamalite) July 1, 2025
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Either his clutch slipped or his brain missed a gear.
— Greg Scott (@GregScott04) July 1, 2025
We can’t rule out this explanation. The man’s got form.
I think he does not know what detainee means
— CrazyHorstWaldmeisterAtomfried III (@DerEchteChalaco) July 1, 2025
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