Today’s story stars Donald Trump and his comical shoulder pads. They are comical because they hang over his shoulders like cliffs collapsing above a flood. They’re barely hanging on and oops! There they go. Into the abyss known as social media.

Trump was in the middle of an interview with Elon Musk on Monday, when the internet took notice of his pathetic suit and great fun was to be had after photos were posted on X, according to Ok! Magazine.

One photo in particular, where we see the aforementioned shoulder pads jutting out before caving in.

“Look at the shoulder pads on the jacket tonight! Guy thinks he playing middle linebacker!” Trump critic Ron Filipkowski quipped above the photo.

The funky bluish-grey suit drew plenty of commentary, with one person observing “Donald’s suits are all from the 1980s. Baggy pants and suits and shoulder pads. Like a walk-on playing a realtor on Dynasty.” Another added, “He also thinks it’s the 8os.”

Naturally, with the mention of “Dynasty” memories of Joan Collins and her shoulder pads come to mind. But then it also makes me think of The Talking Heads and David Byrne’s famous big suits.

One person remarked “Trump is an icon of classlessness,” and another added “[The] ’80s called and they don’t want them back.”

Of course Trump is always pretending to be a businessman, meaning that for him, suits are obligatory for him, even if they are, as social media users noted in June, baggy, leading to a previous wisecrack from Filipkowski.

“With all the people he’s fired over the years, his tailor still keeps their job somehow,” Filipkowski captioned the video.

😂😂😂Look at the shoulder pads on the jacket tonight! Guy thinks he playing middle linebacker!😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/zOtjRSgaGT

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 13, 2024

With all the people he’s fired over the years, his tailor still keeps their job somehow. pic.twitter.com/B8f3oDYezU

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 7, 2024

Trump seems to favor baggy suits, and that’s fine for sitting around the house in your baggy jumpsuit. It’s not a good look if you’re president. X users had thoughts on this as well.

“I’ve never seen someone with money wear such c—— wrinkly unkempt clothing. That particular shade of blue is rather horrid as well,” while another said, “I’ve decided he only owns that one suit and I don’t want to think about what it must smell like at this point #TrumpIsAFelon.”

“He has to hide the diaper outline,” a third person observed, while a fourth quipped, “Dude just walks around in some flowing curtains.”

Trump’s interview with Musk also attracted attention because he seemed to be having more brain farts — sounding weird when pronouncing the words “millions” and “silencing.”

But apparently Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung hears things differently than we do. He was asked about Trump’s slurred words by the BBC, and he responded, “Must be your hearing.”

However, regardless of Cheung’s flippant remark, some doctors believe there’s something going on with Trump’s health.

Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist who has conducted cognitive assessments for the New York Supreme Court, thinks it’s peculiar that Trump jumps from topic to topic as he speaks.

“There’s reasonable evidence suggestive of forms of dementia,” he said. “The reduction in complexity of sentences and vocabulary does lead you to a certain picture of cognitive diminishment.”

“Tangentiality certainly amped up and it’s difficult to follow him,” Michaelis explained. “You’d expect some cognitive diminishment of course, he’s 78 years old — if he was your grandfather you wouldn’t expect anything different. He just happens to be running for president.”

And what happens if his dementia takes over completely if he wins the election? We then have JD Vance running the country?

I really don’t want to think about that.

But I’m feeling a bit nostalgic, so here’s something from the 80s that brings back fond memories.

This fashion dude on Twitter had some great insight into why Trump’s suits look like they do: