A President Who Can’t Remember

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September 19, 2019

Published in Listín Diario
(Dominican Republic) on 16 September 2019
by J.C. Malone (link to original link to original)

Translated from by Madeleine Brink. Edited by Margaret McIntyre.

Donald Trump, the 73-year-old president, often repeats himself. Braulio Carrero, my doctor, explains that after the age of 70, it is common for memory to begin to fail.

Ronald Reagan was 73 years old when he ordered the sale of weapons to Iran in order to finance the Nicaraguan Contras. He denied having done so, because he’d forgotten that he’d done it. The Alzheimers that eventually took his life began by erasing his short-term memory.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the current leader of the Democratic presidential hopefuls, will be 78 years old in 2021, and is already showing signs of serious memory slips.

The United States’ presidential options are white septuagenarians with failing memories.

In 2021, Trump will be 74, Biden 78, Sanders 79, and Warren 71.

These are the white options, and it seems the white norm isn’t allowing black or Latino candidates. This racism is potentially catastrophic.

The issue is larger than Trump, larger than Republicans and Democrats. It poses a threat for us all. A U.S. president who is losing his or her memory can cause serious problems for global security.

El presidente Donald Trump, con 73 años, repite las cosas varias veces y, mi médico, el doctor Braulio Carrero, asegura que pasados los 70, la memoria suele fallar.

Ronald Reagan tenía 73 años cuando ordenó venderle armas a Irán para financiar a los “contras” nicaragüenses. Lo negó, porque lo olvidó. El Alzheimer que lo mató, empieza borrando la memoria reciente.

El exvicepresidente Joe Biden, delantero entre los aspirantes presidenciales demócratas, tendrá 78 años en 2021, y ya muestra serios fallos en la memoria.

Las opciones estadounidenses son blancos septuagenarios desmemoriados.

En el 2021 Trump tendrá 74, Biden 78, Bernie Sanders 79 y Elizabeth Warren 71.

Los blancos no tienen opciones ni permitirán negros o latinos. Este racismo es potencialmente catastrófico.

Esto trasciende a Trump, a republicanos y a demócratas. Nos amenaza a todos. Un presidente estadounidense sin memoria constituye un serio problema de seguridad mundial.

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