USA Trump’s Odd Speeches Raise New Doubts About His Mental Acuity

[CharlieH]

 

Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffes, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignored

 

 

Trump’s Public Comments Raise Renewed Concerns Over Mental Fitness in Second Term

Washington, D.C. – August 2025
President Donald Trump is once again facing scrutiny over his mental sharpness following a string of unusual public remarks and factual misstatements during recent official appearances.

 

In July, while on an overseas visit to the UK, Trump abruptly changed the subject during a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, launching into an unprompted speech about wind turbines. “We will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They’re killing us. They’re killing the beauty of our scenery,” he said, later adding that wind turbines were disturbing whales and killing birds—claims that lack scientific backing.

 

The moment was one of several recent examples prompting renewed public and expert concern about Trump’s cognitive condition during his second term. At age 79, the president has frequently veered off-topic during speeches, meetings, and interviews. Earlier this summer, he spent over ten minutes at a cabinet meeting discussing furniture and light fixtures, rather than the scheduled topics of global conflict and domestic crises.

 

Mental health professionals observing his behavior have cited signs such as sudden digressions, confusion over facts, and a pattern of confabulation—where real memories are combined with fictional details. Dr. Harry Segal, a lecturer in psychology and psychiatry at Cornell and Weill Cornell Medicine, said Trump often changes topics “without self-regulation or a coherent narrative.”

 

In another widely noted moment last month, Trump claimed that his late uncle, Dr. John Trump, had taught domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski at MIT. The claim is not possible—Kaczynski never attended MIT, and John Trump died in 1985, more than a decade before Kaczynski’s identity was publicly revealed.

 

Trump also made unverified claims about U.S. foreign aid. Speaking about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, he said the United States had provided $60 million in aid “two weeks ago,” and suggested no other countries had contributed. However, no official record of such a recent U.S. donation exists, while both the UK and the European Union have provided tens of millions in aid to Gaza over the past two months.

 

Despite the growing list of public missteps, the White House has pushed back on the criticism. Spokesperson Liz Huston called concerns about Trump’s mental acuity “politically motivated attacks,” and described the president as “mentally sharp and working tirelessly for the American people.”

 

Supporters have also defended Trump. Congressman Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician, described Trump as “the healthiest and most mentally fit president this country has ever had.” Another physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, issued a statement in April affirming that Trump “exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health.”

 

Still, mental health experts outside the administration have expressed growing concern. Dr. Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell, said Trump's public behavior—including rambling speech, off-topic answers, and repetition—would typically warrant a full neuropsychiatric assessment.

 

Psychologist Dr. John Gartner, who has studied Trump’s public communication for years, said the president's verbal and cognitive decline is marked compared to footage from past decades. “He used to speak in organized, structured thoughts. Now he often struggles to complete a single thought coherently.”

 

The issue has drawn comparisons to former President Joe Biden, whose own public missteps during the 2024 campaign led to widespread speculation about his fitness for office and contributed to his decision not to seek re-election.

As the Trump administration continues into its second year of this term, questions about the president’s cognitive state are becoming harder to ignore. Lawmakers and commentators from both parties are now openly discussing the implications for leadership, policy, and national security.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Analysis by Adam Cabbatt - The Guardian  2025-08-04

 

 

[GroveHillWanderer]

The story about his uncle and the Unabomber appears to be an example of a neurological phenomenon known as confabulation. 

 

According to the article below from Medical News Today: 

 

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People who experience confabulation may create memories of events that have never happened.

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Confabulation is a sign of the early stages of dementia. Confabulation is significantly more common in dementia than in other illnesses that can affect a person’s cognitive functions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and brain tumors or injuries.

 

Understanding confabulation in dementia

 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/confabulation-dementia

[Real Name Hidden]

Unhinged and going off the rails

[jerrymahoney]

22 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Trump’s Public Comments Raise Renewed Concerns Over Mental Fitness in Second Term

RIGGED!

[Eric Loh]

Not only his mental acuity, his compulsive lying without any clear reason is a personality disorder. 

[dinsdale]

Interesting. I can't emember any article on AN bringing Biden's mental aquity into question when he was POTUS and when questions were being raised. Maybe I'm incorrect and there were articles. Indeed it sure seems to me that there are very few positive aricles about Trump rather there's a plethora of anti-Trump articles such as this one from The Guardian with CNN, BBC and other legacy media outlets contributing to many other articles.

[Eric Loh]

Not only doubts about his mental acuity but his compulsive lying is a personality disorder. 

[JingerBen]

"You may be right

I may be crazy

Oh, but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

Turn out the light

Don't try to save me

You may be wrong for all i know

But you may be right

Now think of all the years you tried to find someone to satisfy you

I may be as crazy as you say

If I'm crazy then it's true

That it's all because of you

And you wouldn't want me any other way",

   Go Trump!

Nixon and Henry the K only feigned madness in foreign policy.

You're the real deal.

Make America Great Again.

[kwonitoy]

This is cute, in real life it's a head shaking event

[shdmn]

He hires all the best people.  They all want to work for him.  Ask anyone.  Everyone says so.

 

[metisdead]

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