According to clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. John Paul Garrison, President Donald Trump knows that he’s dying soon, and he gave it away during his speech on the 4th of July.
Garrison — who is also a body language expert and appears on Youtube under the moniker Dr. G, — was featured on the channel of speech pathologist Hilary Shae, where she frequently analyzes issues relating to Trump’s declining health. According to Garrison, one should “listen to the content of what [Trump’s] saying” during his July 4 speech, “then pay attention to the facial expression afterwards.” He then played a short clip of Trump’s speech, in which the president was recognizing an attendee who had lived to be 107 years old.
“How bout that, isn’t that great,” said Trump. “Think of that — 107. That’s up there, but hopefully he’s got 20 good years left.”
After he makes this statement, says Garrison, “you see actual sadness on his brow, which you almost never see from president Donald Trump. Right now he’s joking about health, but as you’re seeing, there seems to be real sadness in his eyes as he’s talking about that.”
According to Shae, Trump typically “doesn’t seem to have a ton of awareness of what’s going on from a medical perspective, as far as what he’s saying and things like that. However, a lot of times when the end is near, people do tend to become aware of it and they start talking about things that are death-related, lamenting about the past, wish they did things, and Donald Trump has been doing that for a while.” She seconds Garrison’s assessment, noting, “It is very rare, very unique, to have seen sadness on President Trump’s face. We don’t see that very often.”
Garrison and Shae’s assertions come amidst a flurry of speculation surrounding Trump’s declining mental and physical health. His bruised hands, swollen ankles and tendency to fall asleep while on camera have many guessing about a specific health condition. His increasingly erratic behavior has also led many to discuss his cognitive decline to the point where even his allies are suggesting that he may have dementia.
In regard to Trump’s July 4 speech, Garrison raises a number of red flags that may suggest this decline. According to Garrison, Trump’s emerging tendency to slur, prompt himself when he needs to be reminded what he’s talking about and visible frustration at tripping over words all imply something is wrong with the president’s health.
As Garrison concludes, “What we saw [on the 4th] was consistent slurring of his words. He seemed at times to have to prompt himself about what to say. He seemed to be struggling in ways that he did not used to struggle, and it doesn't just seem like normal age-related changes. So, based on this speech, based on his Truth Social post, based on various behaviors that we've seen, based on impulsivity that he's engaged in that is unusual and different than what it used to be, I do think we are seeing distinct differences in President Trump now than where he was one year ago.”
