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We can’t know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn’t excuse his actions

We can’t know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn’t excuse his actions

Over recent weeks, speculation has grown about US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour during the US-Israel war on Iran. While questioning Trump’s mental fitness for office, various commentators have suggested he has malignant narcissism, Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, and is experiencing accelerating cognitive decline and a ...

We can’t know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn’t excuse his actions

We can’t know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn’t excuse his actions
Over recent weeks, speculation has grown about US President Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour during the US-Israel war on Iran. While questioning Trump’s mental fitness for office, various commentators have suggested he has malignant narcissism, Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, and is experiencing accelerating cognitive decline and a ...