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36 Doctors Petition Trump Removal Over Cognitive Decline

5/11/2026

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36 medical experts submitted a petition to the congressional record on April 30 urging removal of U.S. President Donald Trump under the 25th Amendment.
Doctors describe Trump's overnight social-media activity as compulsive and manic.
The experts cite disorganized speech, factual errors, sudden strategic shifts, and somnolence as signs of cognitive decline.
The White House declined comment on Trump's physical exam while he claims to have passed a cognitive screening test.

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36 medical experts submitted a petition to the congressional record on April 30 urging removal of U.S. President Donald Trump under the 25th Amendment.
Doctors describe Trump's overnight social-media activity as compulsive and manic.
The experts cite disorganized speech, factual errors, sudden strategic shifts, and somnolence as signs of cognitive decline.
The White House declined comment on Trump's physical exam while he claims to have passed a cognitive screening test.