Why Ailing Trump Is Paranoid About Mental Decline

President Donald Trump has become increasingly “paranoid” about his mental decline, particularly fearing it could lead to the invocation of the 25th Amendment, a psychologist told The Daily Beast Podcast. John Gartner sat down with host Joanna Coles to discuss a Wall Street Journal article in which the 79-year-old president admitted to wearing compression stockings to treat swollen ankles and expressed frustration that his health was being discussed publicly for the “25th time” before declaring in a phone interview that his health was “excellent.” “We’re talking about this for the 25th time because people are saying it’s time for the 25th Amendment,” Gartner said, referring to the constitutional provision that outlines the process for presidential succession and transfer of power in cases of death, resignation, impeachment or incapacity.