'Something is deeply wrong': Ex-Trump aide flags new evidence of mental decline

Donald Trump made the "big mistake" of attacking his own followers in part because he is "unraveling," according to a former operative.

Lev Parnas, a former associate of Trump who worked with the White House team on behind-the-scenes matters, has recently been speaking out about Trump's actions on Substack.

In a piece dated on Thursday, Parnas summarized a bit of what Trump is doing regarding lobbing insults at his own MAGA followers.

"I know a lot of you have been wondering what Trump’s next move might be. But as I’ve been telling you, the real story isn’t about what he will do—it’s about what he’s already doing right now. The cover-up is intensifying. And this morning, Donald Trump took a sledgehammer to what remained of his MAGA base," Parnas wrote. "In a Truth Social post, he didn’t just call out his supporters—he disemboweled them. The very people who built his movement and who defended him through every scandal were called irrelevant. Weaklings."

Later in the day, according to Parnas, "he doubled down while taking questions in the Oval. He called MAGA foolish, stupid, and duped by the Democrats—specifically about what he now calls the 'Epstein hoax.'"

According to Parnas, this unforced error was the result of Trump's mental health.

"This was a big mistake. Because something is happening that the media is not reporting," according to Parnas. "But I’ve been telling you for months, and now even Trump’s closest allies are starting to admit it: the man is unraveling."

Parnas continued:

"You could call it desperation, cognitive decline, or just plain delusion. But when Donald Trump can’t remember that he himself nominated Jerome Powell to the Fed—and then blames Joe Biden for it—you know something is deeply wrong. He’s so used to blaming Biden for everything, it’s now automatic. The economy? Biden’s fault. The Epstein files? Biden planted them."

Regarding Trump's polling, Parnas says, "Quinnipiac’s bombshell poll just dropped, and it shows what Trump fears most: his own voters are done being lied to. 63% of all voters disapprove of Trump’s Epstein cover-up. But here’s the kicker: 40% of Republicans are rejecting his stonewalling too. That’s not a political hiccup—that’s a full-blown revolt inside the base."

"And the response from Trump? Rage. Projection. Attacks," Parnas wrote.

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