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May 21, 2026
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Michael Tomasky
Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real
His recent tirades confirmed what more than half of America now believes: The president is mentally unfit. How will we survive two and a half more years of this? And what’s he got in store for us?
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Derails White House Event to Spiral Over State of His Health
Donald Trump spent a good chunk of a small-business summit discussing how strong his body and mind are.
December 10, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Suggests It’s “Treasonous” to Talk About His Mental Decline
Donald Trump also bragged he had taken more dementia tests than any other president.
October 27, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Brags About Taking Dementia Test as Shutdown Has No End in Sight
The government has been shut down for 27 days—and this is what the president is talking about.
October 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Finally Reveals What Tests He Had Done—and They’re a Doozy
Donald Trump bragged about the results of the tests, but the reality isn’t quite so positive.
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