“The Trump of 2020, as chaotic as he was, still seemed capable of recognizing that death, even the death of a political enemy, requires a certain level of decorum. The Trump of 2025 appears unable to stop himself, unable to read the room, and unable to regulate his response.

It’s clear that this is not a change in ideology, it’s a change in mental and emotional capacity.

It does not prove a medical diagnosis, and it is not a substitute for a clinical evaluation. But it is a pattern that aligns with documented early signs of cognitive decline, where emotional control erodes before memory does.” ~David Pakman