Biographer claims Trump is "slipping mentally"

Timothy O’Brien, author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald, told The Guardian that he believes the former president, who once dubbed himself a “very stable genius,” fully understands that he is saying more ludicrous things than ever and is trying to make up for it.

“The reason he’s now offering these convoluted explanations of his speech patterns in his public appearances is because he’s hyper-aware that people have noted that he’s making even less sense than he used to,” O’Brien said.

“What we’re seeing now is a reflection of someone who’s very troubled and very desperate.”

On top of the mental leaps, Trump also frequently mixes up elected officials. He has confused former president Barack Obama and Biden, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and California governor Jerry Brown, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and his former UN ambassador Nikki Haley. He also accidentally called Elon Musk “Leon” at Saturday’s Wisconsin rally.

He often tries to chalk up these mistakes to him “joking” or being “sarcastic.” After mixing up the two women, Trump tried to write off the gaffe as a purposeful move: “When I interpose – I’m not a Nikki fan and I’m not a Pelosi fan.

When I purposely interpose names, they say ‘He didn’t know Pelosi from Nikki.’….They have something in common: they both stink.”