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The Media Finally Asks Trump About His Mental Health

For the first time during a press conference a reporter stepped up and asked Donald Trump about his mental health.

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Sarah Jones & Jason Easley
Apr 07, 2026
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In Europe and around the world, questions about Trump’s cognitive state and mental health have become common during his second administration. As Trump’s behavior gets more irrational and the president appears to be in cognitive decline, European outlets often wonder what is wrong with the President Of The United States.

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For example, here is an LBC clip of an ex-psychologist talking about what they call Trump’s Antisocial Personality Disorder:

However, in the United States, few people in mainstream media will talk about Trump’s mental health or cognitive abilities.

Perhaps, we are beginning to see some cracks in the White House intimidation of journalists, when even in a room with a number of attendees that were handpicked to ask the administration favorable questions, the looming obviousness of Trump’s mental health could not be ignored.

Toward the end of his press conference, which was an administration propaganda event focused on the rescuse of a downed American pilot in Iran, Trump was asked:

 What is your response to critics who say that it is your mental health that should perhaps be examined as this war continues?

With that one question, the ice was finally broken.

Trump’s answer was not exactly reassuring.

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