A Nobel Peace Prize winner warned that President Donald Trump’s mental health and access to nuclear weapons make him “more dangerous” now. Henry David Abraham, a psychiatrist, was among 36 physicians who signed an April 30 open letter calling for Trump’s removal from office under the 25th Amendment. The letter, which was entered into the Congressional Record, cited a “marked deterioration in cognitive functioning” and “severely impaired judgment and impulse control” as serious concerns.
In an interview this week with SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah, Abraham was asked whether his assessment had changed in the three months since the letter was penned. So yes, he’s more dangerous.” He further claimed that Trump could wake up in the middle of the night and decide to end the ongoing Iran war in “10 seconds” by reaching for the nuclear football. Trump, the oldest person ever inaugurated president, has long faced scrutiny over his physical and mental health.
Questions have been raised about his apparent daytime drowsiness, frequent bruising on his hands and swelling in his ankles. Jonathan Reiner said in May. He’s fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions with people talking to him… And chronic insomnia is a severe illness.
It can result in an increase in risk of dementia, a decrease in cognitive effects in older people.” The White House has forcefully rejected such claims, maintaining that the 80-year-old president is fully fit to serve. The White House has attributed Trump’s bruising to frequent handshakes and said chronic venous insufficiency caused his ankle swelling. Trump himself has insisted he is in excellent health, saying after a May physical that “everything” had “checked out PERFECTLY.” Polling, meanwhile, suggests widespread public skepticism.
In a June Quinnipiac survey, 59 percent of voters said the White House is not being transparent about the president’s health, while 34 percent said it has been honest. The Independent has contacted the White House for comment. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
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