re: Who is less capable of formulating intelligent sentences, Trump, Bush or Miles?

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Trump fluently peppered his answers with words and phrases such as “subsided,” “inclination,” “discredited,” “sparring session,” and “a certain innate intelligence.” He tossed off well-turned sentences such as, “It could have been a contentious route,” and, “These are the only casinos in the United States that are so rated.” He even offered thoughtful, articulate aphorisms: “If you get into what’s missing, you don’t appreciate what you have,” and, “Adversity is a very funny thing.”

Now, Trump’s vocabulary is simpler. He repeats himself over and over, and lurches from one subject to an unrelated one, as in this answer during an interview with the Associated Press last month:

“People want the border wall. My base definitely wants the border wall, my base really wants it — you’ve been to many of the rallies. OK, the thing they want more than anything is the wall. My base, which is a big base; I think my base is 45 percent. You know, it’s funny. The Democrats, they have a big advantage in the Electoral College. Big, big, big advantage. … The Electoral College is very difficult for a Republican to win, and I will tell you, the people want to see it. They want to see the wall.”

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Shame what happens to someone's mental acuity when they age. I firmly believe we shouldn't elect someone older than 60.

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Research has shown that changes in speaking style can result from cognitive decline. STAT therefore asked experts in neurolinguistics and cognitive assessment, as well as psychologists and psychiatrists, to compare Trump’s speech from decades ago to that in 2017; they all agreed there had been a deterioration, and some said it could reflect changes in the health of Trump’s brain.

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So, now we know the real reason you started this thread.

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in the 1980s and 1990s (with Tom Brokaw, David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, Charlie Rose, and others), he spoke articulately, used sophisticated vocabulary,

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Prior to these interviews the majority of the people that Trump interacted with were highly educated individuals and his speech patterns reflected that. Since then he has ventured out into the entertainment sector, which requires a different mind set...The audience...is not the same.

If you use language that the person you are trying to communicate with doesn't understand, that's more a refection on you, not them.
If you were half as intelligent as you think you are, you would understand this.
Are you really so self-centered that you fail to understand that he's talking to everyone, not just you?

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George Carlin
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.’

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