Psychologist sounds alarm over Trump's 'rate of deterioration' in last four weeks

Psychologist sounds alarm over Trump's 'rate of deterioration' in last four weeksPsychologist Dr John Gartner has warned US President Donald Trump is showing an alarming "rate of deterioration" after he threatened Iran in an expletive-laden post on social mediaNewsTannur Anders UK & World News Reporter and Callum Hoare06:34, 07 Apr 2026Updated 06:36, 07 Apr 2026View ImageUS President Donald Trump holds a press conference(Image: Getty)A psychologist has raised the alarm over what he describes as a troubling "rate of deterioration" in US President Donald Trump's behaviour, following a series of explosive social media threats aimed at Iran.‌Tensions between the US, Israel and Iran have been escalating since 28 February, when the countries launched joint strikes on several key Iranian targets. Iran hit back by attacking sites across the Middle East, plunging the region into chaos.‌Psychologist Dr John Gartner, a former professor at Johns Hopkins University, told The Daily Beast Podcast during a Monday livestream that Trump has been "showing signs of frontotemporal dementia since 2019."‌Gartner warned that Trump's decline is now accelerating at such a pace that he is "not the same man he was four weeks ago," according to The Daily Beast."What is most disturbing for the world is that people with frontotemporal dementia lose all judgment, all inhibition, all ability to inhibit their behavior, and they become disinhibited and aggressive," he said.The psychologist highlighted the expletive-filled Truth Social post by the 79 year old president on Easter morning, in which he issued threats to target civilian infrastructure in Iran.‌Trump on Sunday, 5 April, wrote: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran."The post went on: "There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F**kin' Strait, you crazy b*stards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST...