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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa055.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, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-dementia-evidence-overwhelming-top-psychiatrist-1881247\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-dementia-evidence-overwhelming-top-psychiatrist-1881247\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-dementia-evidence-overwhelming-top-psychiatrist-1881247","crawl_time":1776225968,"first_indexed_time":1710941315,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,newsweek!www,\/donald-trump-dementia-evidence-overwhelming-top-psychiatrist-1881247 s443","src_root_hash":"10153935897910600055","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Donald Trump Dementia Evidence ‘Overwhelming,’ Says Top Psychiatrist - Newsweek","meta_descriptions":["Dr. Lance Dodes wrote that the former president showed signs of \"confusion about reality\" and \"would have to be immediately removed from office\" if elected."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"There is \"overwhelming\" evidence that\nDonald Trump\nis suffering from dementia, a leading psychiatrist has claimed, amid speculation about the state of the former president's mental health.\nDr. Lance Dodes, a supervising analyst emeritus of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and retired Harvard Medical School professor, was among those recently quoted by Duty To Warn, which describes itself as an association of mental health professionals concerned about Trump.\n\"Unlike normal aging, which is characterized by forgetting names or words, Trump repeatedly shows something very different: confusion about reality,\" he wrote in a statement published on Friday, which referenced Trump's\nconfusing Barack Obama with Joe Biden\n.\n\"If he were to become president he would have to be immediately removed from office via the 25th Amendment as dangerously unable to fulfill the responsibilities of office,\" Dodes, who is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, added, citing\nthe 1967 mechanism\nthat allows for a president to be removed due to unfitness.\nImage placeholder\nRepublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2...\nIn another statement released at the same time, New York psychologist Suzanne Lachmann said Trump, 77, would \"seemingly forget how the sentence began and invent something in the middle\" resulting in \"an incomprehensible word salad\"—a behavior she argued is observed \"frequently in patients who have dementia.\"\nMeanwhile, John Gartner, a psychologist and former professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, has defended Biden's forgetfulness as a natural sign of his age, but authored a petition that argues Trump is \"showing unmistakable signs strongly suggesting dementia.\"\nHe wrote at the start of March that the former president showed \"progressive deterioration in memory, thinking, ability to use language, behavior, and both gross and fine motor skills,\" adding that he felt \"an ethical obligation to warn the public, and urge the media to cover this national emergency.\"\nJason Miller, a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, told\nNewsweek\n: \"Joe Biden is clearly suffering from cognitive decline and couldn't answer the first five questions of a cognitive test or any other test for that matter.\n\"President Trump has aced this test twice and is willing to take a third test if\nJoe Biden\nsits in the same room and takes it at the same time. In fact, President Trump believes all presidents should take the test.\"\nAll three mental health professionals have previously been critical of the former president's mental state. Lachmann was among the\nproponents\nof Gartner's petition, while Dodes and Gartner were among the authors of a 2017 book\nThe Dangerous Case of Donald Trump\n, which raised concerns about his mental health during his first term.\nOther Trump critics have also questioned the former president's mental health. His niece,\nMary Trump\n, has previously claimed that her uncle was cogent in his youth, but was now showing signs of \"\nuntreated psychiatric disorders\n.\"\nThe latest concerns come as Biden, Trump's likely presidential rival in November, has faced ongoing\nquestions about his age\nand mental acuity over a number of\npublic gaffes\n, which\nRepublicans have used to imply\nBiden is unfit to continue as president for another term.\nAlready the\noldest U.S. president\nin history, Biden would turn 82 weeks after election day; and if elected, he would be 86 by the end of his second term. But the president has brushed off\nqueries about his physical and mental health\n, telling a news conference in February that his \"memory is fine\" and \"I know what the hell I'm doing.\"\nBoth he and Trump have been given relatively clean bills of health by their respective physicians. In a November letter, Dr. Bruce Aronwald said Trump's \"overall health is excellent\" and \"his\ncognitive exams were exceptional\n.\"\nTrump has boasted about having\n\"aced\" cognitive tests\non more than one occasion. While speaking to\nFox News\nin January,\nTrump addressed\nhis\nRepublican\nrival\nNikki Haley\n's suggestion that his age was affecting cognition by challenging her to compare cognitive tests.\n\"I think I'm a lot sharper than her,\" Trump said. \"I would do this: I would sit down right now and take an aptitude test, and it would be my result against her result. And she's not gonna win. Not going to even come close to winning.\"\nBut as the election nears, it is likely an increasing number of critics of Trump and Biden will speak out against their assuming the presidency for a second time over their supposed cognitive issues.\nUpdate 3\/20\/24, 10:22 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Jason Miller.","attrs_markdown":"- [U.S.](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us)\n  \n  - [News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n  - [Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n  - [Tech](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/technology)\n  - [Fact Check](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check)\n  - [Sports](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports)\n- [Global](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n  \n  - [Russia-Ukraine](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/russia)\n  - [Middle East](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/middle-east)\n  - [China And Asia](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/china)\n  - [Better Planet](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/better-planet)\n  - [All World 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health](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/mental-health)[psychiatry](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/psychiatry)\n\nNews Article\n\n# Donald Trump Dementia Evidence ‘Overwhelming,’ Says Top Psychiatrist\n***\nPublished\n\nMar 20, 2024 at 09:12 AM EDT\n\nupdated\n\nMar 20, 2024 at 11:04 AM EDT\n\nBy Aleks Phillips\n\nU.S. News Reporter\n\nShare\n\n[Newsweek is a Trust Project member](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/editorial-guidelines)\n\nPrefer Newsweek on Google\n\nto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.\n***\n\nThere is \"overwhelming\" evidence that [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/donald-trump) is suffering from dementia, a leading psychiatrist has claimed, amid speculation about the state of the former president's mental health.\n\nDr. Lance Dodes, a supervising analyst emeritus of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and retired Harvard Medical School professor, was among those recently quoted by Duty To Warn, which describes itself as an association of mental health professionals concerned about Trump.\n\n\"Unlike normal aging, which is characterized by forgetting names or words, Trump repeatedly shows something very different: confusion about reality,\" he wrote in a statement published on Friday, which referenced Trump's [confusing Barack Obama with Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-mocked-calling-barack-obama-president-speech-richmond-virginia-1875336).\n\n\"If he were to become president he would have to be immediately removed from office via the 25th Amendment as dangerously unable to fulfill the responsibilities of office,\" Dodes, who is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, added, citing [the 1967 mechanism](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/third-americans-want-25th-amendment-used-remove-joe-biden-president-1872432) that allows for a president to be removed due to unfitness.\n\nRepublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2...\n\nRead More\n\nIn another statement released at the same time, New York psychologist Suzanne Lachmann said Trump, 77, would \"seemingly forget how the sentence began and invent something in the middle\" resulting in \"an incomprehensible word salad\"—a behavior she argued is observed \"frequently in patients who have dementia.\"\n\nMeanwhile, John Gartner, a psychologist and former professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, has defended Biden's forgetfulness as a natural sign of his age, but authored a petition that argues Trump is \"showing unmistakable signs strongly suggesting dementia.\"\n\nHe wrote at the start of March that the former president showed \"progressive deterioration in memory, thinking, ability to use language, behavior, and both gross and fine motor skills,\" adding that he felt \"an ethical obligation to warn the public, and urge the media to cover this national emergency.\"\n\n#### Read More\n[Did Donald Trump Threaten ‘Bloodbath’ If He Loses? Here’s What Happened7 min read](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-threaten-bloodbath-speech-context-auto-industry-true-biden-1880300)\n\n[Joe Biden Delivers 3-Word Blow to Donald Trump at DC Roast3 min read](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/joe-biden-donald-trump-dc-roast-1880095)\n\n[Biden’s Mental State Bigger Concern for Republicans Than Immigration4 min read](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/bidens-mental-state-bigger-concern-republicans-immigration-1880459)\n\nJason Miller, a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, told *Newsweek*: \"Joe Biden is clearly suffering from cognitive decline and couldn't answer the first five questions of a cognitive test or any other test for that matter.\n\n\"President Trump has aced this test twice and is willing to take a third test if [Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/joe-biden) sits in the same room and takes it at the same time. In fact, President Trump believes all presidents should take the test.\"\n\nAll three mental health professionals have previously been critical of the former president's mental state. Lachmann was among the [proponents](https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrSuzanneL\/status\/1766803555355115898) of Gartner's petition, while Dodes and Gartner were among the authors of a 2017 book *The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump*, which raised concerns about his mental health during his first term.\n\nOther Trump critics have also questioned the former president's mental health. His niece, [Mary Trump](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/mary-trump), has previously claimed that her uncle was cogent in his youth, but was now showing signs of \"[untreated psychiatric disorders](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mary-trump-warning-donald-trump-mental-state-1872906).\"\n\nThe latest concerns come as Biden, Trump's likely presidential rival in November, has faced ongoing [questions about his age](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/huge-majority-voters-think-biden-too-old-serve-poll-1798907) and mental acuity over a number of [public gaffes](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/joe-biden-maui-hawaii-wildfires-officials-names-speech-1821524), which [Republicans have used to imply](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-was-joe-biden-ruled-mentally-unfit-stand-trial-1870259) Biden is unfit to continue as president for another term.\n\nAlready the [oldest U.S. president](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/why-joe-biden-age-problem-donald-trumps-isnt-1784674) in history, Biden would turn 82 weeks after election day; and if elected, he would be 86 by the end of his second term. But the president has brushed off [queries about his physical and mental health](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/joe-biden-hot-mic-viral-video-north-carolina-factory-visit-1791160), telling a news conference in February that his \"memory is fine\" and \"I know what the hell I'm doing.\"\n\nBoth he and Trump have been given relatively clean bills of health by their respective physicians. In a November letter, Dr. Bruce Aronwald said Trump's \"overall health is excellent\" and \"his [cognitive exams were exceptional](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-doctor-medical-report-health-physician-1845459).\"\n\nTrump has boasted about having [\"aced\" cognitive tests](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-touts-perfect-cognitive-test-then-misspeaks-endorsing-jd-mandel-1702540) on more than one occasion. 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recently quoted by Duty To Warn, which describes itself as an association of mental health professionals concerned about Trump.\n\n\"Unlike normal aging, which is characterized by forgetting names or words, Trump repeatedly shows something very different: confusion about reality,\" he wrote in a statement published on Friday, which referenced Trump's [confusing Barack Obama with Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-mocked-calling-barack-obama-president-speech-richmond-virginia-1875336).\n\n\"If he were to become president he would have to be immediately removed from office via the 25th Amendment as dangerously unable to fulfill the responsibilities of office,\" Dodes, who is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, added, citing [the 1967 mechanism](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/third-americans-want-25th-amendment-used-remove-joe-biden-president-1872432) that allows for a president to be removed due to unfitness.\n\nRepublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2...\n\nIn another statement released at the same time, New York psychologist Suzanne Lachmann said Trump, 77, would \"seemingly forget how the sentence began and invent something in the middle\" resulting in \"an incomprehensible word salad\"—a behavior she argued is observed \"frequently in patients who have dementia.\"\n\nMeanwhile, John Gartner, a psychologist and former professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, has defended Biden's forgetfulness as a natural sign of his age, but authored a petition that argues Trump is \"showing unmistakable signs strongly suggesting dementia.\"\n\nHe wrote at the start of March that the former president showed \"progressive deterioration in memory, thinking, ability to use language, behavior, and both gross and fine motor skills,\" adding that he felt \"an ethical obligation to warn the public, and urge the media to cover this national emergency.\"\n\nJason Miller, a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, told *Newsweek*: \"Joe Biden is clearly suffering from cognitive decline and couldn't answer the first five questions of a cognitive test or any other test for that matter.\n\n\"President Trump has aced this test twice and is willing to take a third test if [Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/joe-biden) sits in the same room and takes it at the same time. In fact, President Trump believes all presidents should take the test.\"\n\nAll three mental health professionals have previously been critical of the former president's mental state. Lachmann was among the [proponents](https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrSuzanneL\/status\/1766803555355115898) of Gartner's petition, while Dodes and Gartner were among the authors of a 2017 book *The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump*, which raised concerns about his mental health during his first term.\n\nOther Trump critics have also questioned the former president's mental health. His niece, [Mary Trump](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/mary-trump), has previously claimed that her uncle was cogent in his youth, but was now showing signs of \"[untreated psychiatric disorders](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mary-trump-warning-donald-trump-mental-state-1872906).\"\n\nThe latest concerns come as Biden, Trump's likely presidential rival in November, has faced ongoing [questions about his age](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/huge-majority-voters-think-biden-too-old-serve-poll-1798907) and mental acuity over a number of [public gaffes](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/joe-biden-maui-hawaii-wildfires-officials-names-speech-1821524), which [Republicans have used to imply](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-was-joe-biden-ruled-mentally-unfit-stand-trial-1870259) Biden is unfit to continue as president for another term.\n\nAlready the [oldest U.S. president](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/why-joe-biden-age-problem-donald-trumps-isnt-1784674) in history, Biden would turn 82 weeks after election day; and if elected, he would be 86 by the end of his second term. But the president has brushed off [queries about his physical and mental health](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/joe-biden-hot-mic-viral-video-north-carolina-factory-visit-1791160), telling a news conference in February that his \"memory is fine\" and \"I know what the hell I'm doing.\"\n\nBoth he and Trump have been given relatively clean bills of health by their respective physicians. In a November letter, Dr. Bruce Aronwald said Trump's \"overall health is excellent\" and \"his [cognitive exams were exceptional](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-doctor-medical-report-health-physician-1845459).\"\n\nTrump has boasted about having [\"aced\" cognitive tests](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-touts-perfect-cognitive-test-then-misspeaks-endorsing-jd-mandel-1702540) on more than one occasion. 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There is "overwhelming" evidence that Donald Trump is suffering from dementia, a leading psychiatrist has claimed, amid speculation about the state of the former president's mental health. Dr. Lance Dodes, a supervising analyst emeritus of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and retired Harvard Medical School professor, was among those recently quoted by Duty To Warn, which describes itself as an association of mental health professionals concerned about Trump. "Unlike normal aging, which is characterized by forgetting names or words, Trump repeatedly shows something very different: confusion about reality," he wrote in a statement published on Friday, which referenced Trump's confusing Barack Obama with Joe Biden . "If he were to become president he would have to be immediately removed from office via the 25th Amendment as dangerously unable to fulfill the responsibilities of office," Dodes, who is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, added, citing the 1967 mechanism that allows for a president to be removed due to unfitness. Image placeholder Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2... In another statement released at the same time, New York psychologist Suzanne Lachmann said Trump, 77, would "seemingly forget how the sentence began and invent something in the middle" resulting in "an incomprehensible word salad"—a behavior she argued is observed "frequently in patients who have dementia." Meanwhile, John Gartner, a psychologist and former professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, has defended Biden's forgetfulness as a natural sign of his age, but authored a petition that argues Trump is "showing unmistakable signs strongly suggesting dementia." He wrote at the start of March that the former president showed "progressive deterioration in memory, thinking, ability to use language, behavior, and both gross and fine motor skills," adding that he felt "an ethical obligation to warn the public, and urge the media to cover this national emergency." Jason Miller, a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, told Newsweek : "Joe Biden is clearly suffering from cognitive decline and couldn't answer the first five questions of a cognitive test or any other test for that matter. "President Trump has aced this test twice and is willing to take a third test if Joe Biden sits in the same room and takes it at the same time. In fact, President Trump believes all presidents should take the test." All three mental health professionals have previously been critical of the former president's mental state. Lachmann was among the proponents of Gartner's petition, while Dodes and Gartner were among the authors of a 2017 book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump , which raised concerns about his mental health during his first term. Other Trump critics have also questioned the former president's mental health. His niece, Mary Trump , has previously claimed that her uncle was cogent in his youth, but was now showing signs of " untreated psychiatric disorders ." The latest concerns come as Biden, Trump's likely presidential rival in November, has faced ongoing questions about his age and mental acuity over a number of public gaffes , which Republicans have used to imply Biden is unfit to continue as president for another term. Already the oldest U.S. president in history, Biden would turn 82 weeks after election day; and if elected, he would be 86 by the end of his second term. But the president has brushed off queries about his physical and mental health , telling a news conference in February that his "memory is fine" and "I know what the hell I'm doing." Both he and Trump have been given relatively clean bills of health by their respective physicians. In a November letter, Dr. Bruce Aronwald said Trump's "overall health is excellent" and "his cognitive exams were exceptional ." Trump has boasted about having "aced" cognitive tests on more than one occasion. While speaking to Fox News in January, Trump addressed his Republican rival Nikki Haley 's suggestion that his age was affecting cognition by challenging her to compare cognitive tests. "I think I'm a lot sharper than her," Trump said. "I would do this: I would sit down right now and take an aptitude test, and it would be my result against her result. And she's not gonna win. Not going to even come close to winning." But as the election nears, it is likely an increasing number of critics of Trump and Biden will speak out against their assuming the presidency for a second time over their supposed cognitive issues. Update 3/20/24, 10:22 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Jason Miller.

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Dr. Lance Dodes, a supervising analyst emeritus of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and retired Harvard Medical School professor, was among those recently quoted by Duty To Warn, which describes itself as an association of mental health professionals concerned about Trump. "Unlike normal aging, which is characterized by forgetting names or words, Trump repeatedly shows something very different: confusion about reality," he wrote in a statement published on Friday, which referenced Trump's [confusing Barack Obama with Joe Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mocked-calling-barack-obama-president-speech-richmond-virginia-1875336). "If he were to become president he would have to be immediately removed from office via the 25th Amendment as dangerously unable to fulfill the responsibilities of office," Dodes, who is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, added, citing [the 1967 mechanism](https://www.newsweek.com/third-americans-want-25th-amendment-used-remove-joe-biden-president-1872432) that allows for a president to be removed due to unfitness. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2... Read More In another statement released at the same time, New York psychologist Suzanne Lachmann said Trump, 77, would "seemingly forget how the sentence began and invent something in the middle" resulting in "an incomprehensible word salad"—a behavior she argued is observed "frequently in patients who have dementia." Meanwhile, John Gartner, a psychologist and former professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, has defended Biden's forgetfulness as a natural sign of his age, but authored a petition that argues Trump is "showing unmistakable signs strongly suggesting dementia." He wrote at the start of March that the former president showed "progressive deterioration in memory, thinking, ability to use language, behavior, and both gross and fine motor skills," adding that he felt "an ethical obligation to warn the public, and urge the media to cover this national emergency." #### Read More [Did Donald Trump Threaten ‘Bloodbath’ If He Loses? Here’s What Happened7 min read](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-threaten-bloodbath-speech-context-auto-industry-true-biden-1880300) [Joe Biden Delivers 3-Word Blow to Donald Trump at DC Roast3 min read](https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-donald-trump-dc-roast-1880095) [Biden’s Mental State Bigger Concern for Republicans Than Immigration4 min read](https://www.newsweek.com/bidens-mental-state-bigger-concern-republicans-immigration-1880459) Jason Miller, a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, told *Newsweek*: "Joe Biden is clearly suffering from cognitive decline and couldn't answer the first five questions of a cognitive test or any other test for that matter. "President Trump has aced this test twice and is willing to take a third test if [Joe Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/joe-biden) sits in the same room and takes it at the same time. In fact, President Trump believes all presidents should take the test." All three mental health professionals have previously been critical of the former president's mental state. Lachmann was among the [proponents](https://twitter.com/DrSuzanneL/status/1766803555355115898) of Gartner's petition, while Dodes and Gartner were among the authors of a 2017 book *The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump*, which raised concerns about his mental health during his first term. Other Trump critics have also questioned the former president's mental health. His niece, [Mary Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/mary-trump), has previously claimed that her uncle was cogent in his youth, but was now showing signs of "[untreated psychiatric disorders](https://www.newsweek.com/mary-trump-warning-donald-trump-mental-state-1872906)." The latest concerns come as Biden, Trump's likely presidential rival in November, has faced ongoing [questions about his age](https://www.newsweek.com/huge-majority-voters-think-biden-too-old-serve-poll-1798907) and mental acuity over a number of [public gaffes](https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-maui-hawaii-wildfires-officials-names-speech-1821524), which [Republicans have used to imply](https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-joe-biden-ruled-mentally-unfit-stand-trial-1870259) Biden is unfit to continue as president for another term. Already the [oldest U.S. president](https://www.newsweek.com/why-joe-biden-age-problem-donald-trumps-isnt-1784674) in history, Biden would turn 82 weeks after election day; and if elected, he would be 86 by the end of his second term. But the president has brushed off [queries about his physical and mental health](https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-hot-mic-viral-video-north-carolina-factory-visit-1791160), telling a news conference in February that his "memory is fine" and "I know what the hell I'm doing." Both he and Trump have been given relatively clean bills of health by their respective physicians. In a November letter, Dr. Bruce Aronwald said Trump's "overall health is excellent" and "his [cognitive exams were exceptional](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doctor-medical-report-health-physician-1845459)." Trump has boasted about having ["aced" cognitive tests](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-touts-perfect-cognitive-test-then-misspeaks-endorsing-jd-mandel-1702540) on more than one occasion. While speaking to [Fox News](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/fox-news) in January, [Trump addressed](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-has-another-gaffe-while-defending-cognitive-state-1862992) his [Republican](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/republican) rival [Nikki Haley](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/nikki-haley)'s suggestion that his age was affecting cognition by challenging her to compare cognitive tests. "I think I'm a lot sharper than her," Trump said. "I would do this: I would sit down right now and take an aptitude test, and it would be my result against her result. And she's not gonna win. Not going to even come close to winning." But as the election nears, it is likely an increasing number of critics of Trump and Biden will speak out against their assuming the presidency for a second time over their supposed cognitive issues. *Update 3/20/24, 10:22 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Jason Miller.* [Request Reprint & Licensing](https://www.newsweek.com/contact) Submit Correction [View Editorial & AI Guidelines](https://www.newsweek.com/editorial-guidelines) *** Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. ## Recommended For You [Politics](https://www.newsweek.com/politics) [Donald Trump Impeachment Backed by Most Americans: Poll](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-impeachment-backed-by-most-americans-poll-11800093) 4 min read [U.S.](https://www.newsweek.com/us) [Lawmakers Demand 25th Amendment Be Invoked Against Trump: Full List](https://www.newsweek.com/invoke-25th-amendment-donald-trump-officials-list-11794791) 6 min read [Politics](https://www.newsweek.com/politics) [Donald Trump Responds to Vulgar Easter Post Backlash](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-responds-to-vulgar-easter-post-backlash-11788331) 4 min read [News](https://www.newsweek.com/news) [Trump’s Favorability Falls to Lowest Rating With Most Accurate Pollster](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-falls-lowest-rating-most-accurate-pollster-iran-war-11792365) 3 min read [News](https://www.newsweek.com/news) [List of Conservatives Urging 25th Amendment Be Invoked Against Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/list-of-conservatives-urging-25th-amendment-be-invoked-against-trump-11794470) 6 min read [U.S.](https://www.newsweek.com/us) [Who Is Amanda Ungaro? 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There is "overwhelming" evidence that [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) is suffering from dementia, a leading psychiatrist has claimed, amid speculation about the state of the former president's mental health. Dr. Lance Dodes, a supervising analyst emeritus of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and retired Harvard Medical School professor, was among those recently quoted by Duty To Warn, which describes itself as an association of mental health professionals concerned about Trump. "Unlike normal aging, which is characterized by forgetting names or words, Trump repeatedly shows something very different: confusion about reality," he wrote in a statement published on Friday, which referenced Trump's [confusing Barack Obama with Joe Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mocked-calling-barack-obama-president-speech-richmond-virginia-1875336). "If he were to become president he would have to be immediately removed from office via the 25th Amendment as dangerously unable to fulfill the responsibilities of office," Dodes, who is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, added, citing [the 1967 mechanism](https://www.newsweek.com/third-americans-want-25th-amendment-used-remove-joe-biden-president-1872432) that allows for a president to be removed due to unfitness. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Dayton International Airport on March 16, 2... In another statement released at the same time, New York psychologist Suzanne Lachmann said Trump, 77, would "seemingly forget how the sentence began and invent something in the middle" resulting in "an incomprehensible word salad"—a behavior she argued is observed "frequently in patients who have dementia." Meanwhile, John Gartner, a psychologist and former professor at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, has defended Biden's forgetfulness as a natural sign of his age, but authored a petition that argues Trump is "showing unmistakable signs strongly suggesting dementia." He wrote at the start of March that the former president showed "progressive deterioration in memory, thinking, ability to use language, behavior, and both gross and fine motor skills," adding that he felt "an ethical obligation to warn the public, and urge the media to cover this national emergency." Jason Miller, a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, told *Newsweek*: "Joe Biden is clearly suffering from cognitive decline and couldn't answer the first five questions of a cognitive test or any other test for that matter. "President Trump has aced this test twice and is willing to take a third test if [Joe Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/joe-biden) sits in the same room and takes it at the same time. In fact, President Trump believes all presidents should take the test." All three mental health professionals have previously been critical of the former president's mental state. Lachmann was among the [proponents](https://twitter.com/DrSuzanneL/status/1766803555355115898) of Gartner's petition, while Dodes and Gartner were among the authors of a 2017 book *The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump*, which raised concerns about his mental health during his first term. Other Trump critics have also questioned the former president's mental health. His niece, [Mary Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/mary-trump), has previously claimed that her uncle was cogent in his youth, but was now showing signs of "[untreated psychiatric disorders](https://www.newsweek.com/mary-trump-warning-donald-trump-mental-state-1872906)." The latest concerns come as Biden, Trump's likely presidential rival in November, has faced ongoing [questions about his age](https://www.newsweek.com/huge-majority-voters-think-biden-too-old-serve-poll-1798907) and mental acuity over a number of [public gaffes](https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-maui-hawaii-wildfires-officials-names-speech-1821524), which [Republicans have used to imply](https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-joe-biden-ruled-mentally-unfit-stand-trial-1870259) Biden is unfit to continue as president for another term. Already the [oldest U.S. president](https://www.newsweek.com/why-joe-biden-age-problem-donald-trumps-isnt-1784674) in history, Biden would turn 82 weeks after election day; and if elected, he would be 86 by the end of his second term. But the president has brushed off [queries about his physical and mental health](https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-hot-mic-viral-video-north-carolina-factory-visit-1791160), telling a news conference in February that his "memory is fine" and "I know what the hell I'm doing." Both he and Trump have been given relatively clean bills of health by their respective physicians. In a November letter, Dr. Bruce Aronwald said Trump's "overall health is excellent" and "his [cognitive exams were exceptional](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doctor-medical-report-health-physician-1845459)." Trump has boasted about having ["aced" cognitive tests](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-touts-perfect-cognitive-test-then-misspeaks-endorsing-jd-mandel-1702540) on more than one occasion. While speaking to [Fox News](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/fox-news) in January, [Trump addressed](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-has-another-gaffe-while-defending-cognitive-state-1862992) his [Republican](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/republican) rival [Nikki Haley](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/nikki-haley)'s suggestion that his age was affecting cognition by challenging her to compare cognitive tests. "I think I'm a lot sharper than her," Trump said. "I would do this: I would sit down right now and take an aptitude test, and it would be my result against her result. And she's not gonna win. Not going to even come close to winning." But as the election nears, it is likely an increasing number of critics of Trump and Biden will speak out against their assuming the presidency for a second time over their supposed cognitive issues. *Update 3/20/24, 10:22 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Jason Miller.*

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