Donald Trump is reportedly haunted by the fear of experiencing the same cognitive decline that affected his father, Fred Trump, who died of Alzheimer’s in 1999.

“He lives in fear of following the same path his father did,” said journalist Timothy L. O’Brien on MSNBC.
At 78, Trump’s age is becoming more apparent. “What struck me… was just how much Donald Trump has aged,” O’Brien noted, adding that Trump “turns 79 in June,” making talk of a third term seem more like fantasy than a real goal.

O’Brien suggested Trump is mostly driven by “self-aggrandizement” or “self-preservation,” saying he may want to remain president “for 200 years,” but doubts he truly plans to pursue a third term due to both legal limits and declining health.

While Trump mocks President Biden’s mental fitness, O’Brien pointed out Trump himself is showing signs of change: “Compare him now to Trump 1.0… the speech is more slurred, the posture is slouched.”Trump’s nephew, Fred C. Trump III, echoed these concerns: “I see it unfolding in a way that’s very similar to how my grandfather declined… Anyone claiming dementia isn’t in the Trump family is ignoring the truth.”