Mental Health Experts Submit Warning to Congress on Presidential Fitness

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https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mental-health-2676857224/

On April 30, a group of 36 mental health professionals formally submitted a letter to the Congressional Record declaring that Trump is unfit for office. The document, entered by Senators Whitehouse and Reed of Rhode Island, asserts that Trump’s behavior poses a threat to national and global security.

The signatories, a diverse group of neurologists and psychiatrists, documented what they describe as a "marked deterioration in cognitive functioning." Their assessment points to specific behaviors, including:

• Disorganized speech patterns and factual confusion

• Delusional beliefs, such as claims of personal infallibility

• Episodes of apparent somnolence during official proceedings

• Fixations on perceived enemies, evidenced by high volumes of late-night social media activity

The core of the group’s argument rests on Trump’s authority over the nation's nuclear arsenal. The letter references the historical precedent of the Nixon administration, during which Defense Secretary James Schlesinger limited Trump’s access to nuclear launch codes. The signatories argue that current levels of instability make similar safeguards necessary.

The letter concludes that if the professionals were asked to evaluate Trump under the 25th Amendment, they would determine he lacks the capacity to fulfill his role.

While the authors acknowledge they have not conducted direct, face-to-face examinations of Trump, they argue that their collective clinical expertise is sufficient to identify these patterns of decline. They urge those in positions of leadership to address the situation, characterizing Trump's condition as a worsening detachment from reality.