You know what, I wasn’t sure or convinced at first by any means, I thought his ‘stutter’ or him having speech problems may explain it all - that said, I am not American and couldn’t care less about politics across the Atlantic. I actually skimmed through a few old vids you linked, and in fact I think you’re completely right. He speaks clearly and proficiently as anything even 10 years ago, so age/decline at this point are the most reasonable conclusions for his current mannerism and state. Even with that said though, it’s not particularly surprising given you don’t see many sharp 80+ year olds at all, in fact I’d say they are very rare. I don’t know why they are so common politics, at a certain point you have to look at the man in the mirror and accept that you have slowed down, that it’s time to move on, find peace, get some sun etc. It’s hard to believe that man gets any peace Anyway thanks for the insight. I’m glad you stopped getting downvoted. The raw truth has no bias, objectively you’ve proven your point