A Republican strategist warned that President Donald Trump's accelerating "cognitive decline" could prevent him from completing his second term.
"His inability to articulate any thought or position without constant asides, constant lapses... this is not the Trump of 2015, nor is he the Trump of 2020.
Wilson pointed to verbal lapses and behavioral patterns that, he says, mirror early signs of dementia.
Despite these concerns, the White House physician, Captain Sean Barbabella, issued a clean bill of health in April, stating Trump "exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health.".
"He's a guy who's subsisted off of McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken and well done steaks for a very long time," he said.
"Given the pace of the decline that we've seen...I think he'll be pretty much checked out by the middle of this second term.".
"But I think by the end of this, you're going to be in a civil war with the MAGAs to choose a successor.". »