s The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump’s mental fitness

The following article by Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker was posted on the Washington Post website January 8, 2018:

As some critics question President Trump’s mental fitness, many psychiatrists are being reminded of the Goldwater Rule. Here’s what you need to know about it. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post)

The White House is struggling to contain the national discussion about President Trump’s mental acuity and fitness for the job, which has overshadowed the administration’s agenda for the past week.

Trump publicly waded into the debate spawned by a new book, “Fire and Fury” — Michael Wolff’s inside account of the presidency — over the weekend by claiming on Twitter that he is “like, really smart” and “a very stable genius.” In doing so, the president underscored his administration’s response strategy — by being forceful and combative — while also undermining it by gleefully entering a debate his aides have tried to avoid. Continue reading “s The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump’s mental fitness”

Here are the people closest to Trump who might doubt his mental fitness

The following article by Avi Selk was posted on the Washington Post website January 6, 2018:

At a news conference at Camp David Jan 6., President Trump responded to a question from a reporter about a tweet he posted on his mental state earlier that day. (The Washington Post)

President Trump just dived headfirst into a question that many won’t go near: Is he okay?

“The Democrats and their lapdogs, the Fake News Mainstream Media are taking out the old Ronald Reagan playbook and screaming mental stability and intelligence,” he wrote Saturday on Twitter. “Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.” Continue reading “Here are the people closest to Trump who might doubt his mental fitness”