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Calculated Shard: 30 (from laksa146)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa030.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.indy100.com/politics/donald-trump-mental-health-experts\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.indy100.com/politics/donald-trump-mental-health-experts\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/donald-trump-mental-health-experts","crawl_time":1775596252,"first_indexed_time":1727366119,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,indy100!www,\/politics\/donald-trump-mental-health-experts s443","src_root_hash":"6066265529575585030","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Donald Trump has 'lost touch with reality', according to mental health experts | indy100","meta_descriptions":["Donald Trump has 'lost touch with reality', according to mental health experts"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Mental health experts are growing concerned about\nDonald Trump\n’s potential “cognitive decline” amid fears he’s “lost touch with reality”.\nTrump famously gave President\nJoe Biden\nthe nickname “Sleepy Joe” which his supporters ran with over concerns his cognitive faculties were on the decline before he dropped out of the\npresidential race\n. But now, experts are convinced the same thing is happening to Trump himself.\nSpeaking to\nThe Independent\n, several specialists, including a former White House doctor, fear that 78-year-old Trump appears to “have lost touch with reality” – something they claim is exhibited by his “rambling” rally speeches and\n“erratic” performance during the televised election debate\nbetween himself and Kamala Harris.\nIn an op-ed for\nThe Atlantic\n, Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, said he was “alarmed” by what he saw from Trump during the 10 September debate, arguing he “displayed some striking, if familiar, patterns that are commonly seen among people in cognitive decline”.\nAt his rallies, Trump has been known to go on bizarre tangents, jumping from topic to topic while making little sense. During a recent appearance in Pennsylvania,\nTrump was ridiculed for his “word salad” of a speech\nwhile talking about his political rival Harris.\nHe said: “She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy I think from Philadelphia, from Pennsylvania. He was a nice guy, he was asking her all these (scrambles words) – the daily take – they don’t take like I do! Anybody wants to go, go what the hell difference does it make – they have – and how dishonest was ABC.”\nSpeaking to\nThe Independent\n, Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist with experience carrying out cognitive assessments for the New York Supreme Court suggested Trump is “really not in a strong cognitive place”.\nWhile he stressed he has not assessed Trump in person and is therefore unable to give a formal diagnoses, what he saw during the debate, which began at 9pm, was concerning.\nHe said: “There’s a term when you’re talking about people with dementia called sundowning, it’s a lot harder for them as the day goes on.”\n“It’s very difficult for them to maintain focus on a topic,” he continued. “The idea of being able to maintain that level of focus for that amount of time, that late in the day…you wouldn’t think twice about it if that was your grandfather. It’s just he happens to be running for president.”\nDespite concern from elsewhere, Trump continues to insist he is “\ncognitively very strong\n”.\nSign up\nfor our free indy100 weekly newsletter\nHow to join\nthe indy100's free WhatsApp channel\nHave your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings","attrs_markdown":"- [SEO Report](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/core\/dashboard\/stats\/seo?site= \"SEO Report\")\n- [Performance Monitoring](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/r\/rpm\/ \"Performance Monitoring\")\n\n![Join the news democracy](<data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 0 0'%3E%3C\/svg%3E>)\n\nJoin the news democracyWhere your votes   \ndecide the Top 100\n\n[Register](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/st\/registration?signup=true)[Log in](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/st\/registration)\n\n[Newsletter sign up](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/newsletters)\n\n- [Top 100](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/news\/)\n- [Viral](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/viral\/)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/)\n- [Celebrities](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/celebrities\/)\n- [Science & Tech](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/science-tech\/)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/video\/)\n- [Wishlist]()\n  - [Wishlist](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/)\n  - [Books](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/books\/)\n  - [Fashion & Beauty](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/fashion-beauty\/)\n  - [Food & Drink](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/food-drink\/)\n  - [Home & Garden](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/home-garden\/)\n  - [Kids](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/kids\/)\n  - [Sports & Fitness](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/sports-fitness\/)\n  - [Tech](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/tech\/)\n  - [Travel & Outdoors](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/wishlist\/travel-outdoors\/)\n- [More]()\n  - [Conversations](https:\/\/conversations.indy100.com\/)\n  - [Sport](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/sport\/)\n  - [Identities](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/identities\/)\n  - [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/lifestyle\/)\n  - [Showbiz](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/showbiz\/)\n  - [TV](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/tv\/)\n\n[Indy100 logo](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/)[Newsletter sign up](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/newsletters)[Register\/Sign in](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/st\/registration)\n\n- [Top 100](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/news\/)\n- [Gaming](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/gaming\/)\n- [Trump](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/)\n- [Science & Tech](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/science-tech\/)\n- [Viral](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/viral\/)\n- [Celebrities](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/celebrities\/)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/video\/#video)\n- [More]()\n  - [Politics](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/)\n  - [TV](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/tv\/)\n  - [TikTok](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/tiktok\/)\n  - [Showbiz](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/showbiz\/)\n  - [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/lifestyle\/)\n  - [Sport](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/sport\/)\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/)\n\n[donald trump](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/donald-trump)\n\n# Donald Trump has 'lost touch with reality', according to mental health experts\n\n[Ellie Abraham](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/author\/ellie-abraham)\n\nSep 26, 2024\n\n![Donald Trump has 'lost touch with reality', according to mental health experts](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/media-library\/new-anti-trump-advert-targets-former-presidents-mental-health.jpg?id=53693818&width=1245&height=700&quality=50&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)\n\nNew anti-Trump advert targets former president’s mental health\n\nPsycho PAC\n\nMental health experts are growing concerned about [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/donald-trump)’s potential “cognitive decline” amid fears he’s “lost touch with reality”.\n\nTrump famously gave President [Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/joe-biden) the nickname “Sleepy Joe” which his supporters ran with over concerns his cognitive faculties were on the decline before he dropped out of the [presidential race](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/donald-trump-wont-run-president). But now, experts are convinced the same thing is happening to Trump himself.\n\nSpeaking to **The Independent**, several specialists, including a former White House doctor, fear that 78-year-old Trump appears to “have lost touch with reality” – something they claim is exhibited by his “rambling” rally speeches and [“erratic” performance during the televised election debate](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/presidential-debate-trump-harris-moderators) between himself and Kamala Harris.\n\nIn an op-ed for [**The Atlantic**](https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2024\/09\/trump-harris-debate-cognitive-decline\/679803\/), Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, said he was “alarmed” by what he saw from Trump during the 10 September debate, arguing he “displayed some striking, if familiar, patterns that are commonly seen among people in cognitive decline”.\n\nAt his rallies, Trump has been known to go on bizarre tangents, jumping from topic to topic while making little sense. During a recent appearance in Pennsylvania, [Trump was ridiculed for his “word salad” of a speech](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-rally-crowd-pennsylvania-media-b2617964.html) while talking about his political rival Harris.\n\nHe said: “She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy I think from Philadelphia, from Pennsylvania. He was a nice guy, he was asking her all these (scrambles words) – the daily take – they don’t take like I do! Anybody wants to go, go what the hell difference does it make – they have – and how dishonest was ABC.”\n\nSpeaking to [**The Independent**](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-mental-health-fears-cognitive-decline-b2615076.html), Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist with experience carrying out cognitive assessments for the New York Supreme Court suggested Trump is “really not in a strong cognitive place”.\n\nWhile he stressed he has not assessed Trump in person and is therefore unable to give a formal diagnoses, what he saw during the debate, which began at 9pm, was concerning.\n\nHe said: “There’s a term when you’re talking about people with dementia called sundowning, it’s a lot harder for them as the day goes on.”\n\n“It’s very difficult for them to maintain focus on a topic,” he continued. “The idea of being able to maintain that level of focus for that amount of time, that late in the day…you wouldn’t think twice about it if that was your grandfather. It’s just he happens to be running for president.”\n\nDespite concern from elsewhere, Trump continues to insist he is “[cognitively very strong](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/donald-trump-cognitive-decline-biographer-b2608901.html)”.\n\n**[Sign up](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/newsletters?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=footer&itm_audience=prospecting&itm_content=newsletters) for our free indy100 weekly newsletter**\n\n**[How to join](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/news\/indy100-news-updates-whatsapp-channel) the indy100's free WhatsApp channel**\n\n***Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings***\n\n[mental health](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/mental-health)[donald trump](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/donald-trump)\n\n## Top 100\n[![Left, Marjorie Taylor Greene. Right, Donald Trump. 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100](<data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 314 80'%3E%3C\/svg%3E>)](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/)\n\n## Find us here\nBack to top\n\n[User policies](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/service\/user-policies)[Privacy notice](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/service\/privacy-notice)[Privacy settings]()[Cookie notice](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/service\/cookie-notice)[Archive](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/archives\/)\n\nFrom\n\nx","attrs_readable_markdown":"Mental health experts are growing concerned about [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/donald-trump)’s potential “cognitive decline” amid fears he’s “lost touch with reality”.\n\nTrump famously gave President [Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/topic\/joe-biden) the nickname “Sleepy Joe” which his supporters ran with over concerns his cognitive faculties were on the decline before he dropped out of the [presidential race](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/donald-trump-wont-run-president). But now, experts are convinced the same thing is happening to Trump himself.\n\nSpeaking to **The Independent**, several specialists, including a former White House doctor, fear that 78-year-old Trump appears to “have lost touch with reality” – something they claim is exhibited by his “rambling” rally speeches and [“erratic” performance during the televised election debate](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/trump\/presidential-debate-trump-harris-moderators) between himself and Kamala Harris.\n\nIn an op-ed for [**The Atlantic**](https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2024\/09\/trump-harris-debate-cognitive-decline\/679803\/), Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, said he was “alarmed” by what he saw from Trump during the 10 September debate, arguing he “displayed some striking, if familiar, patterns that are commonly seen among people in cognitive decline”.\n\nAt his rallies, Trump has been known to go on bizarre tangents, jumping from topic to topic while making little sense. During a recent appearance in Pennsylvania, [Trump was ridiculed for his “word salad” of a speech](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-rally-crowd-pennsylvania-media-b2617964.html) while talking about his political rival Harris.\n\nHe said: “She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy I think from Philadelphia, from Pennsylvania. He was a nice guy, he was asking her all these (scrambles words) – the daily take – they don’t take like I do! Anybody wants to go, go what the hell difference does it make – they have – and how dishonest was ABC.”\n\nSpeaking to [**The Independent**](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-mental-health-fears-cognitive-decline-b2615076.html), Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist with experience carrying out cognitive assessments for the New York Supreme Court suggested Trump is “really not in a strong cognitive place”.\n\nWhile he stressed he has not assessed Trump in person and is therefore unable to give a formal diagnoses, what he saw during the debate, which began at 9pm, was concerning.\n\nHe said: “There’s a term when you’re talking about people with dementia called sundowning, it’s a lot harder for them as the day goes on.”\n\n“It’s very difficult for them to maintain focus on a topic,” he continued. “The idea of being able to maintain that level of focus for that amount of time, that late in the day…you wouldn’t think twice about it if that was your grandfather. It’s just he happens to be running for president.”\n\nDespite concern from elsewhere, Trump continues to insist he is “[cognitively very strong](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/donald-trump-cognitive-decline-biographer-b2608901.html)”.\n\n**[Sign up](https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/newsletters?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=footer&itm_audience=prospecting&itm_content=newsletters) for our free indy100 weekly newsletter**\n\n**[How to join](https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/news\/indy100-news-updates-whatsapp-channel) the indy100's free WhatsApp channel**\n\n***Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings***","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Mental health experts are growing concerned about Donald Trump ’s potential “cognitive decline” amid fears he’s “lost touch with reality”. Trump famously gave President Joe Biden the nickname “Sleepy Joe” which his supporters ran with over concerns his cognitive faculties were on the decline before he dropped out of the presidential race . But now, experts are convinced the same thing is happening to Trump himself. Speaking to The Independent , several specialists, including a former White House doctor, fear that 78-year-old Trump appears to “have lost touch with reality” – something they claim is exhibited by his “rambling” rally speeches and “erratic” performance during the televised election debate between himself and Kamala Harris. In an op-ed for The Atlantic , Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, said he was “alarmed” by what he saw from Trump during the 10 September debate, arguing he “displayed some striking, if familiar, patterns that are commonly seen among people in cognitive decline”. At his rallies, Trump has been known to go on bizarre tangents, jumping from topic to topic while making little sense. During a recent appearance in Pennsylvania, Trump was ridiculed for his “word salad” of a speech while talking about his political rival Harris. He said: “She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy I think from Philadelphia, from Pennsylvania. He was a nice guy, he was asking her all these (scrambles words) – the daily take – they don’t take like I do! Anybody wants to go, go what the hell difference does it make – they have – and how dishonest was ABC.” Speaking to The Independent , Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist with experience carrying out cognitive assessments for the New York Supreme Court suggested Trump is “really not in a strong cognitive place”. While he stressed he has not assessed Trump in person and is therefore unable to give a formal diagnoses, what he saw during the debate, which began at 9pm, was concerning. He said: “There’s a term when you’re talking about people with dementia called sundowning, it’s a lot harder for them as the day goes on.” “It’s very difficult for them to maintain focus on a topic,” he continued. “The idea of being able to maintain that level of focus for that amount of time, that late in the day…you wouldn’t think twice about it if that was your grandfather. It’s just he happens to be running for president.” Despite concern from elsewhere, Trump continues to insist he is “ cognitively very strong ”. Sign up for our free indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
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Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, said he was “alarmed” by what he saw from Trump during the 10 September debate, arguing he “displayed some striking, if familiar, patterns that are commonly seen among people in cognitive decline”. At his rallies, Trump has been known to go on bizarre tangents, jumping from topic to topic while making little sense. During a recent appearance in Pennsylvania, [Trump was ridiculed for his “word salad” of a speech](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rally-crowd-pennsylvania-media-b2617964.html) while talking about his political rival Harris. He said: “She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy I think from Philadelphia, from Pennsylvania. He was a nice guy, he was asking her all these (scrambles words) – the daily take – they don’t take like I do! Anybody wants to go, go what the hell difference does it make – they have – and how dishonest was ABC.” Speaking to [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mental-health-fears-cognitive-decline-b2615076.html), Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist with experience carrying out cognitive assessments for the New York Supreme Court suggested Trump is “really not in a strong cognitive place”. While he stressed he has not assessed Trump in person and is therefore unable to give a formal diagnoses, what he saw during the debate, which began at 9pm, was concerning. He said: “There’s a term when you’re talking about people with dementia called sundowning, it’s a lot harder for them as the day goes on.” “It’s very difficult for them to maintain focus on a topic,” he continued. “The idea of being able to maintain that level of focus for that amount of time, that late in the day…you wouldn’t think twice about it if that was your grandfather. It’s just he happens to be running for president.” Despite concern from elsewhere, Trump continues to insist he is “[cognitively very strong](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-cognitive-decline-biographer-b2608901.html)”. [Sign up](https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=footer&itm_audience=prospecting&itm_content=newsletters) for our free indy100 weekly newsletter [How to join](https://www.indy100.com/news/indy100-news-updates-whatsapp-channel) the indy100's free WhatsApp channel *Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings* [mental health](https://www.indy100.com/topic/mental-health)[donald trump](https://www.indy100.com/topic/donald-trump) ## Top 100 [![Left, Marjorie Taylor Greene. Right, Donald Trump. 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Readable Markdown	Mental health experts are growing concerned about [Donald Trump](https://www.indy100.com/topic/donald-trump)’s potential “cognitive decline” amid fears he’s “lost touch with reality”. Trump famously gave President [Joe Biden](https://www.indy100.com/topic/joe-biden) the nickname “Sleepy Joe” which his supporters ran with over concerns his cognitive faculties were on the decline before he dropped out of the [presidential race](https://www.indy100.com/politics/trump/donald-trump-wont-run-president). But now, experts are convinced the same thing is happening to Trump himself. Speaking to The Independent, several specialists, including a former White House doctor, fear that 78-year-old Trump appears to “have lost touch with reality” – something they claim is exhibited by his “rambling” rally speeches and [“erratic” performance during the televised election debate](https://www.indy100.com/politics/trump/presidential-debate-trump-harris-moderators) between himself and Kamala Harris. In an op-ed for [The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/09/trump-harris-debate-cognitive-decline/679803/), Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, said he was “alarmed” by what he saw from Trump during the 10 September debate, arguing he “displayed some striking, if familiar, patterns that are commonly seen among people in cognitive decline”. At his rallies, Trump has been known to go on bizarre tangents, jumping from topic to topic while making little sense. During a recent appearance in Pennsylvania, [Trump was ridiculed for his “word salad” of a speech](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rally-crowd-pennsylvania-media-b2617964.html) while talking about his political rival Harris. He said: “She had the other interview with the other guy who was a nice guy I think from Philadelphia, from Pennsylvania. He was a nice guy, he was asking her all these (scrambles words) – the daily take – they don’t take like I do! Anybody wants to go, go what the hell difference does it make – they have – and how dishonest was ABC.” Speaking to [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mental-health-fears-cognitive-decline-b2615076.html), Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist with experience carrying out cognitive assessments for the New York Supreme Court suggested Trump is “really not in a strong cognitive place”. While he stressed he has not assessed Trump in person and is therefore unable to give a formal diagnoses, what he saw during the debate, which began at 9pm, was concerning. He said: “There’s a term when you’re talking about people with dementia called sundowning, it’s a lot harder for them as the day goes on.” “It’s very difficult for them to maintain focus on a topic,” he continued. “The idea of being able to maintain that level of focus for that amount of time, that late in the day…you wouldn’t think twice about it if that was your grandfather. It’s just he happens to be running for president.” Despite concern from elsewhere, Trump continues to insist he is “[cognitively very strong](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-cognitive-decline-biographer-b2608901.html)”. [Sign up](https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=footer&itm_audience=prospecting&itm_content=newsletters) for our free indy100 weekly newsletter [How to join](https://www.indy100.com/news/indy100-news-updates-whatsapp-channel) the indy100's free WhatsApp channel *Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings*
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