Far-right Republicans closest to Trump question his mental health: reporter

This video first aired on Nov. 14, 2023, and was replayed on Jan. 1, 2024.

The people closest to former President Donald Trump are the ones who have raised concerns about whether he’s “fully there mentally,” journalist Jonathan Karl said on MSNBC.

Karl appeared on “The Reidout” to discuss the leading conservative candidate’s capacity to return to the White House in 2025 as analyzed by his former top cabinet members.

“People who have raised questions about whether or not he's fully there mentally have been the people closest to him,” Karl told host Joy Reid.

“The people who have raised the alarms about what it could be if he comes back are the people closest to him.”

Karl, author of the Trump tell-all “Front Row at the Trump Show,” said Trump’s actions, and failures to act, on Jan. 6 2021 spurred serious concerns about the former president’s ability to rule.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have both denied those claims, but Karl noted there is sworn testimony acknowledging the conversations occurred.

“They didn't go very far,” Karl noted. “As you started to have people resign from the cabinet, there were fewer people that would have voted for it.”