Orange Man Deteriorating: What It Means for 2026 and 2028 (Half the Answer #105, with Ryan Cooper)

Word salads, IVs, and naps are great again.

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Ryan Cooper Sep 24, 2026

Orange Man Deteriorating: What It Means for 2026 and 2028 (Half the Answer #105, with Ryan Cooper)

Donald Trump appears to be deteriorating…in every way possible. Physically, mentally, internationally, grammatically—somehow, orange man worsening, while word salads, IVs, and naps are great again. Ryan Cooper of the American Prospect helps us think through what it means for 2026, 2028, and beyond.

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Resources

https://prospect.org

https://www.leftanchor.com

https://wlos.com/news/local/joke-trump-fema-funding-president-donald-trump-north-carolina-western-helene-reaction-whatley-cooper-election-candidates-politics-gov-josh-stein-community

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mvoaqk2q2523

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-the-chance-for-peace-delivered-before-the-american-society-newspaper-editors

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/how-the-homeless-continue-to-be-forgotten-in-the-midst-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/

"Donald Trump" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Published in: Half the Answer, Podcast

Authors

Caitlin Green is a linguist specializing in Discourse Studies and Pragmatics. She lives in California with her husband, two daughters, and a very small black cat.

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Trent R. Nelson is a poet, historian, and philosopher, as well as a political and socioeconomic analyst. He is the managing editor for MWF Springfield and a contributing editor with Liberal Currents.

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