President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, NY, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR
President Donald Trump appeared to suffer "multiple" neurological incidents during a recent high-profile speech, according to one body language expert, who called the situation some of the "most significant" episodes he has witnessed so far.
Dr. John Paul Garrison is a clinical and forensic psychologist and body language expert who produces numerous videos offering professional insights into the behaviors of major public figures. Over the last few months, he has examined Trump during various speeches and appearances, noting many signs that point to significant neurological decline, even suggesting that he may have suffered a stroke sometime last year.
In his latest video, Garrison examined Trump's address to the 81st session of the United Nations in New York City this week. While many in the media noted the alarming rhetoric of the speech, the psychologist noted multiple incidents of "seizure activity" from the president, part of a growing trend that he has highlighted several times in recent videos.
"Over the past several months, I've been showing President Trump's steep neurological decline, and I've done a couple of videos over the past several weeks showing what was likely seizure activity," Garrison said. "That's what we're going to be looking at today. The most significant of that activity that I have seen yet."
Examining a clip from Trump's U.N. address, Garrison highlighted a "distinct neurological event," which was immediately followed by a second one. In the first instance, Trump appears to jerk slightly while briefly closing his eyes. Showing it in slow motion, Garrison noted how the activity appeared to move "from his right arm to his eyes to his mouth to his left arm," matching the behavior of a specific type of seizure that he has suspected the president of suffering in recent weeks: a focal motor seizure.
In the second instance, Trump's upper body appears to spasm more dramatically as the movement follows a similar path. Garrison also noted how Trump appeared to speak more rapidly after the spasm, suggesting that he "was actually very scared for a moment there, because he starts picking up the way he's speaking."
"I think that was very noticeable, very alarming, and also very out of control," Garrison explained. "So, if you're wondering what can cause abnormal motor activity like what we're observing, something like having a stroke can cause people to develop focal epilepsy, and then they regularly have these types of seizures."
He later concluded: "As I've said in many videos now, we do continue to observe a steep neurological decline. It does appear to be progressing, because I would say that what we saw today is worse than what we've been observing. I plan to continue to do videos on this because I do believe that his judgment is actually going to get worse. His speech is going to get worse, and I think we're going to see a lot more activity just like what we saw during this speech."
