'Gibbering nonsense': Conservative alarmed by new evidence of Trump's mental decline

After watching a clip of Donald Trump speaking at Michigan rally last Friday and responding to a question about American jobs by instead bragging he won a mythical "Man of the Year" award, a leading anti-Trump conservative admitted he was stunned the press isn't making the former president's mental decline a major focus in their reporting.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," conservative commentator Charlie Sykes summed up Trump's recent rally rants as "gibbering nonsense."

Speaking with the hosts, Sykes pointed out is wasn't that long ago that President Joe Biden's age and decline was the primary focus of political reporters until he stepped aside for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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"He can't answer any questions on policy, and that is the madness of columnists, we talked about it last week, wringing their hands going, 'Kamala[Harris] needs to go deeper on quantitative easing,'" co-host Joe Scarborough prompted his guest after the clip concluded.

"The double standards are blatant here," Sykes replied. "Ask him about the health care: he's working on a 'concept of a plan.' This is gibbering nonsense."

"To step back a bit, I'm old enough to remember when Joe Biden's fitness for office, you know, being too old, his cognitive decline was a major issue," he continued. "What are we seeing from Donald Trump on a daily basis?"

"If that was a major issue in 2024, when did it stop being a major issue when Donald Trump continues to do this?" he asked. "Also, you're right about his complete lack of specificity or knowledge or interest in policy. It's on display all the time. And yet we do have the media trying to figure out, how do we cover this race?"

"We know what he is doing," the conservative continued. "You mentioned before that Donald Trump lies, then he lies about his lies. I think the big question is whether or not his supporters have gotten to the point where they just don't care anymore. I'm not sure that's the case with the majority of Americans, but he not only lies, but I think that you have – and this is a dangerous moment – what happens when the American people understand that they're being lied to, and they don't care they're being lied to?"

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