Psychologist breaks down 'neurological smoking gun' of Trump's 'cognitive decline'
David McAfee
March 3, 2024 4:39PM ET
Donald Trump is slipping into dementia and experts in the field are unable to sound their alarm for fear of their jobs, according to one psychologist.
Trump on Saturday headlined multiple rallies, where he made numerous verbal slip-ups. In one case, the former president appeared to say "Venezwheregullah." One psychologist would say that his speech mishaps were "consistent with a diagnosis of dementia."
Another psychologist, John Gartner Ph.D., has been issuing similar warnings. He appeared on a podcast on Saturday in which he says he has spoken with experts who are "unwilling to be quoted" but believe that the former president is suffering severe cognitive issues.
Gartner said Trump is displaying "a lot of clinical symptoms" of a dementia-related disorder, while President Joe Biden has merely "mixed up names and mixed up dates."
"The kind of memory problems Trump is having are clear signs of dementia," the expert said. As opposed to messing up names and dates, he said, he is flubbing on "people and generations."
"Trump actually on some days thinks he's running against Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama," he noted. "He's actually confusing people, he's not confusing names."
When asked if he believes Trump's claim that he was being sarcastic or joking when he confused Obama for Biden, something he did again on Saturday, Gartner said "not in the least."
"He's told that lie 1,000 times," he added. "Saying he's joking is the way he covers up his cognitive decline."
David McAfee
March 3, 2024 4:39PM ET
Donald Trump is slipping into dementia and experts in the field are unable to sound their alarm for fear of their jobs, according to one psychologist.
Trump on Saturday headlined multiple rallies, where he made numerous verbal slip-ups. In one case, the former president appeared to say "Venezwheregullah." One psychologist would say that his speech mishaps were "consistent with a diagnosis of dementia."
Another psychologist, John Gartner Ph.D., has been issuing similar warnings. He appeared on a podcast on Saturday in which he says he has spoken with experts who are "unwilling to be quoted" but believe that the former president is suffering severe cognitive issues.
Gartner said Trump is displaying "a lot of clinical symptoms" of a dementia-related disorder, while President Joe Biden has merely "mixed up names and mixed up dates."
"The kind of memory problems Trump is having are clear signs of dementia," the expert said. As opposed to messing up names and dates, he said, he is flubbing on "people and generations."
"Trump actually on some days thinks he's running against Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama," he noted. "He's actually confusing people, he's not confusing names."
When asked if he believes Trump's claim that he was being sarcastic or joking when he confused Obama for Biden, something he did again on Saturday, Gartner said "not in the least."
"He's told that lie 1,000 times," he added. "Saying he's joking is the way he covers up his cognitive decline."
