WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a jaw-dropping tirade on MSNBC, host Lawrence O’Donnell unleashed scathing criticism of former President Donald J. Trump, declaring that the 77-year-old is showing “clear and undeniable signs of cognitive collapse”
“This is no longer about politics,” O’Donnell said. “Trump is falling apart physically and mentally right before our eyes. His thinking is deteriorating. His judgment is failing. And it’s terrifying for anyone who believes in competent leadership.”
O’Donnell didn’t stop there. He pointed to a photo in the Oval Office after a meeting with New York’s newly elected mayor, calling it “the clearest symbol of political failure, surrender, and lost power in modern presidential history”. “Look at that image,” he said. “This is a man who has lost his grip on reality and cannot handle the responsibilities of office.”
And the hits kept coming. O’Donnell mocked Trump’s reported musings about whether he could appoint himself
Chair of the Federal Reserve, calling it “the most absurd, reckless, and cognitively alarming thing I have ever heard from a U.S. president”.
According to O’Donnell, these are not mere exaggerations or partisan attacks — they are visible, undeniable signs that Trump is in severe decline. “We are witnessing a man whose mind and body are failing him,” he warned, “and the consequences for the country could be catastrophic if ignored.”Social media immediately erupted, with viewers sharing clips, hashtags trending like #TrumpDecline, #ODonnellCallsIt, and #PresidentialCollapse. Analysts say O’Donnell’s blistering critique has reignited debates about Trump’s fitness for office and whether the nation is seeing the “beginning of the end” for the former president’s political career.
With O’Donnell’s words spreading like wildfire, one thing is clear: this is the moment cable news turned the spotlight fully on Trump’s mental and physical state — and the warnings could not be louder.