She seems to have these episodes when she is suddenly surprised. Something is SHORTING out in her brain. She may be in an assisted care soon.
I’d rather see this traitor in prison.
Your assessment is probably correct. In fact, as a physician, I found her use of the term “short circuited” to be most curious. A lay person would not come up with that characterization. More likely, she’s heard that from health care providers describing whatever central nervous system malady (or maladies) in lay person’s terms. In fact, seizures are truly “short circuits” of the brain.