A US psychologist has claimed that President Donald Trump is displaying what he sees as a key sign of psychosis, arguing that the president's recent online behaviour suggests he 'wants the world to worship him as a god' and is gripped by 'magical thinking'.
The comments come from Dr John Gartner, a former psychology professor at Johns Hopkins University who has publicly tracked Trump's mental state for years. Speaking this month, he pointed to a series of Truth Social posts, including one in which Trump reportedly shared, then deleted, an AI generated image of himself as Jesus, and another in which he referred to himself as the 'acting president of Venezuela'. The White House has not endorsed Gartner's assessment and continues to insist the president is in 'excellent' health.
