Donald Trump's niece says US president 'declining rapidly' as she lists dementia signs
Donald Trump's niece has claimed the US President is showing obvious signs of "mental decline" as growing evidence hints he's "losing it every day". Mary Trump, who is the daughter of Donald's older brother Fred Trump Jr, took to YouTube to discuss her uncle's clear "emotional and psychological decline" in a video titled "Trump DECLINES RAPIDLY as Behavior RAISES CONCERNS."
She listed the key signs she believes point to the 79-year-old's supposed cognitive decline, including a strange impromptu press conference he carried out on the White House roof on Tuesday, as well as his announcement of his bizarre plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
Mary's video comes after the White House confirmed Trump was suffering from a chronic venous insufficiency after growing concerns were raised about bruising on his hands. Chronic venous insufficiency is a vein condition that leaves the Republican politician with swollen ankles and constant bruising.
However, his niece alleges he is also suffering with major cognitive decline, the Mirror reports.
Mary said: "We've all become used to the fact that every time Donald stumbles, rambles, forgets people's names, wanders off the stage, or just pulls made-up facts out of thin air, in other words, lies, people on the right pass it off as if these are just fun little quirks of their dear leader and not the fact that every single day Donald Trump appears to be losing it."
It comes after a US military veteran also said Trump's mental state is 'clear to see' with lawmakers being urged to 'act now'.
Here are some of the examples Mary gave to add to her case.
Trump's bizarre appearance on White House roof
Mary first mentioned Trump's unannounced appearance on the White House roof to take questions from reporters, who were left gobsmacked as the 79-year-old marched up and down the top of the building.
When asked "Sir, why are you up on the roof?" He shouted back "taking a little walk".
Another asked: "What are you building?" Trump replied: "It goes with the ballroom, which is on the other side".
Another reporter shouted: "What are you trying to build?" Trump responded: "Missiles. Nuclear missiles", while making the gesture of a rocket launching.
Speaking of the incident, Mary said: "There he was on the roof of the White House in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon doing what exactly. Nobody knows. I don't believe he knows."
She joked: "Maybe he was looking for his health care plan up there.
"I don't think we really needed much more evidence that Donald is in cognitive decline and clearly emotional and psychological decline, but we have more now."
Plans to build nuclear reactor on the moon
Mary then suggested Trump's nod to nuclear missiles while on the White House roof may have triggered the announcement by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
She said: "Honestly the only thing I can say at this point is what the actual f***. "Because we can't pretend that any of this is okay, that any of it is acceptable anymore. This is dangerous.
"We have the president of the United States on a roof for no reason that anybody's aware of talking about nuclear reactors on the moon."
She said Trump may be displaying symptoms of a specific type of dementia.
She added: "He is deteriorating cognitively. He is deteriorating psychologically. Could it be something like frontotemporal demention? Could it simply be cognitive decline due to his advanced age and very poor physical health?
"Again, not mutually exclusive and I'm not saying it's one thing or another because I don't have access to him, but I'm a human being who observes things and nobody who's telling the truth would say that any of this is normal or acceptable."
'Embarrassing' CNBC interview
Mary then addressed Trump's 'embarrassing' appearance on CNBC on Tuesday.
She said: "Donald is adept at embarrassing himself, but he seems particularly adept at doing so on live TV. There was one moment that actually stood out more than the rest."
She explained: "This is where Donald dropped his filter entirely and said the quiet part out loud, which is happening with increasing frequency, about his push for redistricting in Texas and potentially other red states."
In a clip played by Mary, Trump is heard saying: "I won Texas. I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you probably know, and we are entitled to five more seats."
Reacting to this, Mary said: "For weeks, Republicans, Donald included, have insisted that this redistricting was about competitiveness, not politics. But now Donald made it very clear on live television that he believes he is entitled to five more seats in Texas simply because he won the state in 2024. I think it should go without saying that that's not how any of this works."
She continued: "Despite being the president of the United States of America, Donald continues not to understand, even into his second term, how the government works."
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Trump butchers Kristi Noem's name
Mary concluded by slamming a press conference about the 2028 Olympics held by her uncle on Tuesday.
She noted: "Surrounded by his staff with whom he speaks daily, he couldn't even manage to get their names right."
During the press conference, Trump mistakenly introduced Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as Cristie Kerr, a pro golfer.
Mary said: "Now, Donald obviously has golf on his brain constantly, but it is getting harder for him to keep things straight. I'm telling you, I am often wondering if he is even oriented to place and time because it so often seems as if he is not.
"That is not something we should put up with." Mary added: "Right now, the person allegedly in charge seems most of the time not even to know where he is."
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