Psychologist warns of Trump’s alarming ‘rate of deterioration’ in last 4 weeks | World | News
Tensions between the US and Israel and Iran have been rising since February 28, when the countries carried out joint strikes on several key Iranian sites. Iran retaliated by striking sites across the Middle East, plunging the region into turmoil.
Psychologist Dr. John Gartner, a former professor at Johns Hopkins University told The Daily Beast Podcast in a livestream on Monday that Trump has been “showing signs of frontotemporal dementia since 2019.”
Gartner said Trump’s deterioration is now accelerating so quickly that he is “not the same man he was four weeks ago,” The Daily Beast reported.
“What is most disturbing for the world is that people with frontotemporal dementia lose all judgment, all inhibition, all ability to inhibit their behavior, and they become disinhibited and aggressive,” he said.
The psychologist pointed to the expletive-laden Truth Social post by the 79-year-old president on Easter morning, in which he threatened to hit civilian infrastructure in Iran.
Trump on Sunday, April 5, said: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.”
The post continued: “There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F**kin’ Strait, you crazy b*stards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
Gartner said that frontotemporal dementia is primarily a “behavioral problem” rather than a “memory problem.”
He is the second medical expert to suggest that Trump is suffering from dementia after the post.
MS NOW medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta wrote on X Sunday: “Erratic. Can’t finish sentences. Often confused. Illogical train of thought. Word finding difficulties. Developing and worsening gradually over time.”
“The President is exhibiting all the signs of dementia.”
The Daily Beast reported that it had reached out to the White House for comment.
It has not been publicly stated if the president is facing any health problems.
