Donald Trump's now-viral 'scissors' moment at a ribbon-cutting in North Dakota may be less about petty theft and more consistent with 'frontal lobe impairment,' according to a pathologist who specialises in brain injury and dementia. Speaking on Thursday about the clip, which shows the 80-year-old former president apparently pocketing a ceremonial pair of scissors at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, US-based pathologist Hilary Shae said the behaviour 'actually looks more like a sign of dementia.'
The footage of Trump emerged on Wednesday and spread quickly across social media, with critics accusing him of brazenly stealing during a public ceremony. The short video shows Trump taking part in the ribbon cutting, then appearing to slip the scissors away instead of returning them.