Mary Trump on Monday escalated her accusations that her uncle, President Donald Trump, is suffering from dementia, sighting the “same look of confusion” she witnessed in her grandfather.
As Trump took to the 2024 campaign trail and eventually returned to the White House, scrutiny of his potentially deteriorating mental state came to the foreground, with critics noting things like his often slurred speech, difficulty pronouncing certain words, and tendency to ramble during speeches. Some highlighted the fact that his father, Fred Trump Sr., suffered from dementia when he was roughly the same age as the president, suggesting a likelihood that his son might be grappling with the same condition.
Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist and one the few critics of the president to emerge from his own family, has frequently alleged that her 79 year-old uncle is also suffering from dementia. During a recent interview with The Daily Beast Podcast, she cited certain key similarities between her grandfather in his final years and her uncle currently to back up her claims.
“There are times I look at him and I see my grandfather,” Mary said. “I see that same look of confusion. I see that he does not always seem to be oriented to time and place. His short-term memory seems to be deteriorating.”
She further described a similar “deer in the headlights” look she’s witnessed in both men as another key parallel.
“I see this look in his eyes sometimes, like he can’t believe he said this," Mary Trump added. "He can’t believe he admitted this thing. He doesn’t know who he’s talking to. He doesn’t know where he is.”
President Trump and his administration have repeatedly denied rumors of his deteriorating mental state, despite concerns raised after he received an MRI scan last month for reasons that he was not aware of.
Click here to listen to Mary Trump's full interview with the Daily Beast.