Top Doctor Sounds Alarm on Trump, 79, Over ‘Dementia Signs’
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- MS NOW medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta raised concerns about President Donald Trump’s health after an alarming and cryptic Easter Sunday post on Truth Social, suggesting signs of dementia such as confusion, illogical thinking, and word-finding difficulties.
- Trump’s post followed several days out of public view, which sparked hospitalization rumors denied by the White House, who criticized media speculation and compared Trump’s press engagement favorably to President Biden’s.
- Gupta and other experts, including psychologist Dr. John Gartner, have noted a pattern of cognitive decline in Trump, pointing to repeated cognitive testing and behavioral changes consistent with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
- Trump’s family history includes age-related dementia, with his father having died from complications related to Alzheimer’s, and his niece has also observed signs of cognitive deterioration in him.
- Experts caution that Trump’s frequent boasting about passing cognitive exams may actually indicate ongoing monitoring for early-stage dementia, rather than evidence of robust mental fitness.
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