President Donald Trump has become increasingly “paranoid” about his mental decline, especially fearing it could lead to invoking the 25th Amendment, a psychologist told The Daily Beast Podcast. Dr. John Gartner sits down with host Joanna Coles to discuss a tell-all Wall Street Journal article in which the 79-year-old president admitted that he wears compression stockings to treat swollen ankles and expressed frustration in a phone interview that the public was discussing his health “for the 25th time” before declaring that his health was “perfect.” “We’re talking about this for the 25th time because people keep saying it’s time for the 25th Amendment,” Gartner said. He was referring to constitutional provisions that outline the process of presidential succession and the transfer of power in the event of death, resignation, removal or incapacitation.
Why Ailing Trump Is Paranoid About Mental Decline
