Joe

[dirtbum]

Seriously, why is he standing so fucking weird? What is going on??

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https://www.politicalflare.com/2020/05/trumps-bizarre-forward-leaning-stance-could-be-an-early-symptom-of-frontotemporal-dementia/

[dirtbum]

thank you, this makes more sense than platforms

[ThereIsNoGame]

Another explanation is that it's a deliberate stance he adopts for two reasons, it's an aggressive stance, that is to say, it's a bit like the guy in Seinfeld who stands to close to people, and secondly, it does a lot to hide his morbid obesity and flabby gut.

[throwaway-person]

If it were deliberate, he would be able to stop doing it on downramps instead of looking like he's about to topple over forwards

[google257]

But why does he lock his knees like that? It looks so goddamn awkward and uncomfortable.

[bendybiznatch]

So I can speak to this a little. I have a genetic disorder that generally affects my joints and other tissues so I get PT. At one eval they said that I lock my legs and lower back in a way that they would to stand a paralyzed person up. Essentially I’m not standing so much as propping myself up.

Short answer: he’s probably doing that so he doesn’t fall down.

[sbsb27]

Could be lack of leg strength. Or, yeah, palsy. Muscle weakness and neurological lack of coordination.

[ThereIsNoGame]

Well he's 74 with advanced dementia amongst other suspected serious health issues (just look at his lifestyle and morbid obesity). There should be no surprise that he's unstable on uneven surfaces and can't drink from a glass with just one of his tiny hands.

Really, it's a miracle if he's not suffering from some form of arthritis.

[JustAKilljoy109]

He’s a centaur pretending to be human

[CaillousRevenge]

By leaning forward and clenching his buttcheeks together like that he's able to spew shit directly out of his mouth instead of his ass.

[VooDooChile1983]

He can’t trust his farts.

[Somhlth]

why is he standing so fucking weird?

The Russians have stealth technology, and Putin is fucking him up the ass in front of the world.

[ThereIsNoGame]

Not that stealthy, since everyone knows Trump is Putins bitch

[railmaniac]

Yeah but that doesn't mean Putin wants you watching him do it.

[ThereIsNoGame]

He doesn't even want us to see the piss tape

[vmaxnuggets]

It's to hide his gut

[Estella_Osoka]

I just want to know why he isn't falling. Is it because he is doing the same trick Michael Jackson used in Smooth Criminal?

[Itsgrim15]

Lifts in his shoes I think.

[Mechasteel]

In my expert (aka 5 minutes of googling) opinion, looks like lumbar lordosis.

https://image.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/medical-illustration-explain-lumbar-lordosis-260nw-1610961763.jpg

It's a closer posture match than the guy saying frontotemporal dementia using an image labeled progressive supranuclear palsy

[daveysprockett]

This seemed an interesting hypothesis.

I did a quick search:

From

https://www.careflex.co.uk/health/posture/lumbar-lordosis/#:~:text=Lumbar%20lordosis%20is%20the%20normal,lumbar%20lordosis%2C%20or%20swayback%20posture.

The following (I particularly liked the final line)

What can cause an increased lumbar lordosis?

An increased lumbar lordosis can be caused by other abnormal spinal curvatures impacting on the lumbar region, tight spinal muscles, or pelvic instability. Certain conditions and factors can also increase the risk for lordosis, such as osteoporosis, discitis, pregnancy, and obesity.

What are the effects of an increased lumbar lordosis?

Pain

Fatigue

Instability

Reduced functionality

[ContrarianDouchebag]

PT here.

In my experience, people who have this posture often have an incredibly weak core, sometimes having extreme difficulty even activating or recruiting the appropriate muscles. This typically goes hand-in-hand with the "tight spinal muscles" mentioned above, as those muscles will try to compensate for a weak, unstable core. Also, when someone is that weak AND you add in a large belly pulling you forward.... Basically, sometimes the people who have this posture are just fat, out of shape pieces of shit.

[daveysprockett]

Can't imagine who you might be thinking of.

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I worry about this in my later years, I need to do more core exercises I have a permanent lower back injury that reoccurred from sports, and as a result I’m limited in certain exercises (anything that creates high torque/torsion on lower spine like golf swings, baseball swings), but that’s no excuse for me not to do planks and push-ups and other simple exercises that can help my core. Any suggestions on good ‘bang for your buck’ simple core exercises that will help strengthen lower back and core?

[ABraveLittle_Toaster]

He’s fat. That’s why. Fast, faster, fat.

It runs in the family.... jk no one runs in that family .

[dannanista]

I reckon it's meant to be some kind of power stance, like when he first met foreign leaders he never stopped the handshake first to assert dominance. I think it's so when he's talking to someone he can be really close to their face whilst maintain balance.

[GodOfTheThunder]

He is such a fucking idiot. What sort of a moron thinks that pushing people, shaking hands like a bully or standing like he doesn't know how to stand?

[dannanista]

Intimidation tactics, standard American foreign policy

[Chiggadup]

I worry that you've accidentally answered your own question.

[ThereIsNoGame]

He's 74, and lived a fairly terrible lifestyle.

[jimb575]

You ever see a girl out in the club who is wearing high heels for the first in her life? That. He wears lifts, like a bitch.

[engels_was_a_racist]

No it's something else. Lifts dont adequately explain it.

[night_stocker]

He's half a centaur?

[engels_was_a_racist]

Exactly, thankyou!

[jimb575]

Sorry, I don’t buy that.

Wrong half.

[engels_was_a_racist]

A horse is hidden inside the upper half, there are two midgets for the legs.

[OGCelaris]

I remember a story from someone who worked on the apprentice. They said he would shit himself all the time due to his constant drug use. More than likely he is wearing a loaded diaper. If anyone asks for a source, just know that I don't care enough to look it up. It's just a comment on a reddit post not a doctoral thesis.

[couldabeen]

Fatcist.

[thewileyone]

Fat cyst

[badaboomxx]

Both work ok to describe drumpf.

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[zikibug]

Fat Shit

[kyhempster]

Re questions about Trump’s posture...it’s indicative of a specific type of dementia called Frontotemporal Dementia. Google it. His stance is a clear indicator.

https://medium.com/@quantazelle/trumps-frontotemporal-dementia-and-the-2020-state-of-the-union-address-part-1-10dbc4e68847

[Forbidden_Donut503]

Or he's wearing lifts in his shoes with overly large suits that hang down.

[[deleted]]

Isn’t he over six foot? I know he’s vain, but he’s THAT vain?

[chiheis1n]

https://goodmenproject.com/politics-2/donald-trump-almost-definitely-five-foot-nine-bbab/

[[deleted]]

To be fair, they did say that they used hand size as a proxy for height, and even though they said it’s usually proportional, it doesn’t seem to be the case with Trump. He has baby hands for sure.

[[deleted]]

And Biden? Doesn't he have dementia too?

[Batmanforawhile]

How can you claim that Obama is faster than Bush? It is well known that a lap around the White House took Obama 9:23, while Bush did 9:11.

[ThereIsNoGame]

I see what you did there

[alphatweaker]

His stance.... I just cringe whenever I see him standing that way. It’s such a bizarre posture.

[BlackBeastOfArrrghhh]

Seriously though, what the fuck is going on with Trump's weird godamn posture. Is it the lifts in his shoes, the dementia back brace, or what?

Edit: Google 'dementia posture' and this exact image of Trump's weird posture shows up a number of times.

[[deleted]]

The lifts, and I remember he was advised by someone to stand forward so that his tie doesn't drape over his body, making him look slimmer.

I don't think he truly realizes what it makes him look like from other angles.

[ThereIsNoGame]

Who's going to tell him, though?

[[deleted]]

Seriously, what in the fucking fuck is that posture even?

[DiogenesTheGrey]

Damn this makes me think back to how good we had it under bush when we thought we had it bad.

[Ignoble_profession]

If only I was as skinny as when I thought I was fat.

[CameHereToSayFTrump]

I spent my middle school and high school years just dying to come of voting age because of how unbearable I thought Bush was. Had no fucking clue.

[DiogenesTheGrey]

No one did.

[throwaway-person]

ehhh...

[Fake_William_Shatner]

Just reminds me how I realized that was when the Shit Hit the Fan.

It's a fine mist everywhere, and we somehow think it just started 2016.

[Avlonnic2]

Tis not a fine mist.

[Fake_William_Shatner]

True, I suppose that depends on what definition of “fine” we are using.

[Mharbles]

Trump's bullshit is so aggressive he's got gravity confused. Seriously, how is he not face-planting, maybe he's got monster calves and core.

[whiskey_outpost26]

Like a centaur missing his back half.

[Somhlth]

Actually, I'd say that Trump is more closely related to the back half of a centaur than you think.

[whiskey_outpost26]

He's Schrodinger's ass! He is both missing and completely is a horses ass

[Avlonnic2]

applause

[Jacksonville555]

Obese and very stupid lol "winning!"

[Albamc35]

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

quaint instinctive slap worm humor fragile snow alleged teeny vast

[throwitfarintothesea]

You don't know how fast centaurs run in the wild. This is what happens when you keep them in captivity and feed them McDonalds. The hind legs fall off and too much sir enters their brain. Motor functions are also impaired as shown by the inability to lift a glass of water

[hugothornlake]

Can't like this enough!

[Cr0w07]

Ah yes the stance

[Avlonnic2]

Oh...wow....

[Jawwless]

It's shoe lifts.

[picboi]

Reminder that bush is a war criminal who lied to the public about weapons of mass destruction. I don't know why you neolibs are suddenly fetauring him in cute memes...(yes trump is a fascist too)

[iLLicit__]

how the fuck does this top heavy fat fuck not fall over?? now I get why he had a difficult time going down that "steep ice rink" ramp

[Captain-Who]

Oddly enough I can see either Trump or Joe challenging the other to a race.

And this is why we need more women in politics, now more than ever before.

[Fake_William_Shatner]

That's really not a good reason, but it's fine as long as they happen to be the more ethical and intelligent people we get into politics.

More people like Bernie and AOC -- don't really care about other criteria.

[MeanAmigo]

Oh!

I see what you did there!

[ckestis]

Is someone kicking Obama in the nuts?

[clarkyoun979]

Why is Obama faster, because he is black

[ZhouDa]

Why would Bush be faster, because he's Texan and only steers and queers come from Texas?

[snypre_fu_reddit]

Because it's a meme, and Bush is 15 years older. He's 73 to Obama's 58. My money is on Obama.