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A ‘coalition of mental health experts and doctors convened at the National Press Club ... with a new book, titled “The More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump”’

Here are excerpts from the excellent article titled, “In final stretch, Harris revives attacks on Trump as ‘unstable’ and mentally unfit for office”:

• The Harris campaign launched a new ad saying Trump, if elected, would be “more unhinged, unstable and unchecked” than ever before.

• Trump has responded to the attacks by saying it is Harris who is mentally unfit and not smart.

Entering the final stretch of the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing on a simple message that she believes will resonate with undecided swing state voters: that former President Trump mentally unfit for office.

Her argument is partly that the 78-year-old Trump has lost mental acuity on account of his advanced age, as was the chief line of attack that pushed President Biden from the race.  But it is also that his perceived mental deterioration, which some say is evidenced by a string of bizarre incidents and rambling campaign speeches, would make Trump more dangerous than ever were he to win back the White House.

Trump has responded to the attacks in kind, saying it is Harris who is mentally unfit and repeating his claim she isn’t smart—a critique derided as sexist and racist by her supporters….

In her own comments to reporters Wednesday, Harris said that Trump’s mental fitness was being questioned not only by her but by many Americans—including many of Trump’s former supporters, appointees and military leaders.

“Based on my observations, and I think the observations of many, Donald Trump is increasingly unstable,” Harris said.  “And as has been said by the people who have worked closely with him, even when he was president, he’s unfit to be president of the United States”….

On Monday, a Trump town hall event took a particularly bizarre turn after some members of the crowd had medical emergencies, as the candidate decided to cut off questions and simply dance to music on stage for more than half an hour.  Video of him swaying awkwardly in front of a restless crowd went viral.

The Harris campaign tweeted a video compilation from the event, writing, “Trump appears lost, confused, and frozen on stage as multiple songs play for 30+ minutes and the crowd pours out of the venue early.”  Harris’ own post on X—in which she simply wrote, “Hope he’s okay”—has since been reposted more than 250,000 times.

Last week, more than 230 doctors, nurses and health care professionals, many of whom back Harris over Trump, issued a public letter calling on Trump to release his medical records—as Harris has done and Trump has promised but failed to do….

Concerns from the medical community about Trump’s mental fitness are not new.  Last month, a coalition of mental health experts and doctors convened at the National Press Club in Washington for a conference on Trump and the unique threat they believe he poses to the country and the world.

The same group published a bestselling book in 2017 titled “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Professionals Assess a President.” Now they were back with a new book, titled “The More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 40 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Warn Anew.”

Dr.  Bandy Lee, a forensic and social psychiatrist and editor of the project, said Trump shows concerning signs of potential mental illness and deterioration, and should agree to an independent psychological evaluation, just as military commanders are required to do.

Lee said it is concerning that Trump is canceling interviews that aren’t with friendly outlets and avoiding settings where his mental deterioration might be evident, such as another debate against Harris.

“We’re seeing a lot of signs—odd behavior—and people doing all kinds of things to cover for his impairments,” Lee said.

[The Harris campaign,] in a statement, said Trump “struggled to read scripted notes written by his handlers,” “stumbled over his words and lashed out when the crowd wouldn’t laugh with him,” and “went on long, incomprehensible rambles” when off script—“reminding Americans how unstable he’s become.”

Trump has released poorly detailed but glowing evaluations of his health by Rep.  Ronny Jackson, Trump’s former White House physician and now a congressman from Texas, but they have been met with deep skepticism and calls for a more independent analysis.

Indeed, there could not be a more precarious time when mental fitness in leadership is of critical importance, and yet the issue continues not to be fully and properly addressed.  This is why the World Mental Health Coalition held the major National Press Club Conference, “The More Dangerous State of the World and the Need for Fit Leadership,” bringing together leading mental health experts together with top national security experts.  We used the occasion to release the compendium of top expertise, The More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 40 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Warn Anew.

The closing statements of the National Security Panel are recorded here:

The videos of full speeches from the Conference are here. The Conference summary video is here.  The book that was released with the Conference is here.  The Conference website will have regular updates.  Please continue to support our getting out our critical message from the Conference, for, as our gathering revealed, we may not survive another dangerously unfit presidency in this very dangerous world!