Donald Trump is dealing with a Jeffrey Epstein scandal and an ailment, at the same time as he's losing his cognitive faculties, according to a former Tea Party Republican lawmaker.
Former Congressman Joe Walsh, previously a Republican before becoming an independent for years and, most recently, joining the Democratic party, weighed in via a post on Substack.
Walsh starts by drawing attention to recent news of Trump's physical health.
"As all of this is playing out, Trump’s health and cognitive fitness are in the spotlight again. White House physicians report that he is suffering from chronic venous insufficiency, which has resulted in his unsightly ankle swelling," Walsh wrote Friday. "Not a terribly shocking development for an obese 79-year-old man."
However, he said, "A bigger concern is his cognitive decline."
Drawing attention to a previous allegation Walsh himself made, he added Friday, "As you know, I’ve said there’s a cover-up going on in the White House with respect to Trump’s cognition."
"There was more proof of his decline this week, as Trump publicly questioned why Joe Biden hired Fed Chair Jerome Powell—even though he appointed Powell during his first term. Yikes," Walsh wrote.
