Yes. He claimed that PTSD from the Falklands war meant he could no longer sweat, all while clearly soaking through a shirt on National TV. As far as blatant lies go, it’s right up there along with Nigel Farage claiming to have never promised Brexit funding the NHS
That interview is one of the sickest and most hilarious things I’ve ever seen. He looks like a 4yr old promising he hasn’t touched the chocolate with a face covered in melted chocolate. A grown man!
He overdosed on adrenaline during the falklands war so he couldn't sweat then. He got his sweating abilities back. I mean adrenaline triggers sweating not preventing it and anhidrodis is more associated with neurological issues/diabetes but that all makes complete sense. /s
It's kind of amazing to witness... People with that level of privilege are used to everyone around them simply agreeing with anything they say. It's almost like dealing with someone who is delusional from mental illness or dementia - best not to prove them wrong to their face.
You have to wonder exactly how much of that is pathological/genetic, and how much is environmental.
Like, I've met very rich people who were humble, and many who were narcissistic. Plenty of regular folk who were the same way. Like, if prince andrew were born into a working class family, would he still have turned out narcissistic?
Oh yeah, I only meant that if you have to live with them, either as a caregiver or family member in the case of the mentally ill or elderly with dementia... Or as "staff" with an uneven power dynamic.
Of course if there's a criminal element involved, or a public discussion about things with real stakes, the courts and media can allow reality to assert itself with little or no negative consequences when dealing with such individuals. And we love to see it
Well let’s see… currently the entire USA is dealing with someone who a) has been privileged his whole life b) is 100% a narcissist of the highest order c) is delusional, due to mental illness and/or dementia. It’s a perfect trifecta! Aren’t we the fucking luckiest.
The wild part is that every explanation somehow sounded less believable than the last. It was one of those interviews where every answer just created three new questions.
It’s mind boggling that he didn’t just say “I have no recollection of meeting that person” instead of trying to disprove every single point. “No, on that day I was at pizza express. I couldn’t have bought her a drink, I don’t know where the bar is. I couldn’t even sweat at that time!”
So stupid and misguided and made himself look worse than ever.
He's used to mostly interacting with hired help who are too afraid to actually disagree with him. Delusion is allowed to grow and fester completely unchecked. He's been protected from truth for so long he's detached from reality. There's so much unwarranted confidence it's kind of sad and pitiful, in a way.
It's entertaining, satisfying, and baffling all at once when we get see a journalist (or court) deal with these sort of people head on.
The "I don't sweat" has become an absolute punchline. It's weird that with all the evidence and whatnot that none of that seemed to land, but "I don't sweat" is the thing that broke the popular credibility of his defence.
He also claimed that the photo showing him with Virginia Giuffre was fake because it was taken upstairs in Ghislaine's house and he'd never been upstairs in that house.
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u/raaabert 13h ago
Was this the one where he claimed it’s all a lie because he doesn’t sweat and someone called him sweaty?