A psychiatrist explains why Trump’s obsession with Joe Scarborough murder conspiracy might be a sign of dementia

AlterNet logoPresident Donald Trump’s unrelenting attacks on MSNBC host Joe Scarborough could be evidence of cognitive decline, according to Dr. John M. Talmadge, a psychiatrist and professor at a major American medical school.

Trump has urged law enforcement to re-examine the 2001 death of Lori Klausutis, an aide to Scarborough. The president continues to push an unfounded conspiracy theory that the MSNBC host — who was a Republican congressman at the time — was somehow responsible for her death.

According to the Associated Press, “an autopsy revealed that Klausutis had an undiagnosed heart condition and a coroner concluded she passed out and hit her head as she fell.”

Talmadge has long used Twitter to express his concern about what he sees as the president’s deteriorating mental condition. The psychiatrist views Trump’s latest obsession with Scarborough as another sign that Trump might be suffering from dementia. Continue reading.