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Miles Archer

(24,072 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 04:30 PM 23 hrs ago

Dementia Digest 5-6-26: "A lot of people say, 'What do you mean by sea? Is it see? Like vision?' No, it's sea, SEA."

Trump appeared to have a confused moment while giving a speech on Wednesday, admitting he used to not know what the phrase "by sea" meant, and thought it was actually "by see."

"By sea, by ocean, by water," said Trump. "A lot of people say, 'What do you mean by sea? Is it see? Like vision?' No, it’s sea, SEA."

This remark drew immediate mockery from commenters on social media, many of whom pointed out that when Trump says things like "a lot of people" or "many people" think something, it really just means he used to think it and got corrected.

"If Biden said this exact quote, it would play nonstop on Fox News alongside stories of how feebleminded the president has become," wrote Chase Oliver, the 2024 Libertarian Party nominee for president. "Its amazing what tribalism and partisanship will have you ignore."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676860569/

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Dementia Digest 5-6-26: "A lot of people say, 'What do you mean by sea? Is it see? Like vision?' No, it's sea, SEA." (Original Post) Miles Archer 23 hrs ago OP
moron Skittles 23 hrs ago #1
Hey Jake Tapper I have a new book subject for you Ritabert 23 hrs ago #2
I'm surprised he can even show his face after what he did to Biden Grim Chieftain 23 hrs ago #3
Pathetic! Ritabert 22 hrs ago #4
Biden is sharper on the worst day of his life than Trump is on his best day. Midnight Writer 21 hrs ago #5
One if by land, two if by see. Harker 20 hrs ago #6
To be fair ..... Mossfern 6 hrs ago #11
Not with me. Harker 6 hrs ago #12
How about pee and pea, dotard. BHDem53 20 hrs ago #7
See also: "groceries" "affordability" "corner store" IcyPeas 19 hrs ago #8
No, a lot of people don't say that. He's just an idiot. Iggo 7 hrs ago #9
Where the article is wrong edhopper 7 hrs ago #10

Grim Chieftain

(1,966 posts)
3. I'm surprised he can even show his face after what he did to Biden
Wed May 6, 2026, 04:48 PM
23 hrs ago

Where Trump is concerned, crickets from Tapper. Shame!

Mossfern

(4,751 posts)
11. To be fair .....
Thu May 7, 2026, 09:24 AM
6 hrs ago

"See" as in "see the lanterns."





Do I really need a 'sarcasm' smilie?

Harker

(18,058 posts)
12. Not with me.
Thu May 7, 2026, 09:48 AM
6 hrs ago

I suppose Trumpsky thinks it odd that no provision was made to warn of an airborne assault.

IcyPeas

(25,725 posts)
8. See also: "groceries" "affordability" "corner store"
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:04 PM
19 hrs ago

How out of touch.... no! This isn't even out of touch... they say he speaks at a 4th to 6th grade level? Has the man ever read a book or newspaper in his life?



Trump: "Millions of American small businesses, including corner stores. What is a corner store? I've never heard that term. I know what a corner store is but I've never heard it described-- a corner store. Who the hell wrote that?"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-17T01:17:55.652Z


edhopper

(37,480 posts)
10. Where the article is wrong
Thu May 7, 2026, 09:09 AM
7 hrs ago

is that it would not only be the main story on FauxNews, it would be most of the Media.

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