"Everything is Projection or Confession?" Trump's Cognitive Decline with Dr. John Gartner
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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In this episode Bill interviews Dr. John Gartner, a former Johns Hopkins professor and founder of Duty to Warn. In his return to the Bill Press Pod, Dr. Gartner provides an in-depth analysis of President Donald Trump’s cognitive health, asserting that Trump exhibits signs of severe cognitive decline and personality disorders such as malignant narcissism. He discusses specific instances that showcase Trump’s deteriorating mental state, including erratic behavior, memory lapses, and lack of empathy. The episode delves into the challenges and dangers posed by Trump's mental condition, its implications on his presidency, and potential future scenarios.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, good friends, and welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. |
| 0:10.9 | When Rob Reiner, a man I got to know and admire when I was still working out in Los Angeles, |
| 0:16.2 | was killed this week, expressions of grief and sympathy poured in from all over the world, except, of course, |
| 0:23.7 | from one place, except from 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue, where Donald Trump said, |
| 0:29.8 | Reiner brought on his own death because of his liberal politics and said he was actually killed |
| 0:35.7 | by Trump derangement syndrome. |
| 0:39.4 | That callous statement condemned by both Democrats and Republicans is not only proof that Donald |
| 0:44.7 | Trump is a cruel and heartless man. It also proves that he is more and more mentally unstable. |
| 0:52.6 | Serious questions about Trump's mental health have been raised ever since 2017, |
| 0:57.1 | when a group of 27 leading psychiatrists, several of whom I've interviewed on this podcast, |
| 1:02.8 | published a book called The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. And last year's interview with Dr. |
| 1:08.0 | John Gartner, former professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School, |
| 1:12.1 | about Trump's diminishing mental capacity turned out to be the most popular episode in the history |
| 1:18.0 | of our podcast. So this week, even before Rob Reiner's murder, we decided it was time to invite |
| 1:26.0 | Dr. Gardner back to assess the latest signs of Trump's failing mental health. |
| 1:32.1 | As those of us who see Donald Trump every day on the news know, his mental illness problems have not gotten any better. |
| 1:39.6 | They've only gotten worse. |
| 1:42.3 | Dr. Gardner, good to talk to you again. |
| 1:45.4 | Welcome back to the Bill Press pod and thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. As I recall, the last time we talked |
| 1:50.1 | was during the 2024 campaign. Yes. Were you told us and our listeners that you believe that |
| 1:54.7 | Donald Trump had suffered some mental incapacity, if you will, and was unfit to be president |
| 2:00.6 | of the United States. |
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