WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump's recent public appearances have sparked speculations that the POTUS has dementia.

In March, a clip of Trump went viral where he struggled to pronounce a common word, and on April 2, he wandered away before signing an executive order on 'Liberation Day', raising concerns among people.

Dr John Gartner, acclaimed psychotherapist and author, discussed Trump and his "deteriorating" health in an interview with MindSite News.

Dr John Gartner fuels claims Donald Trump has dementia

During a Zoom call with the outlet, Dr John Gartner claimed that Donald Trump has dementia, asserting further that there is "no doubt" that the president is experiencing symptoms.

He pointed out how Trump’s articulation has worsened over the years to back his claims, per OK Magazine.

Dr Gartner told MindSite News, "When Donald Trump was younger in the 1980s, he was actually quite articulate. He spoke in polished paragraphs; now he has difficulty even finishing a sentence. His thoughts were logical and related: now they’re tangential."

Moreover, he explained how Trump’s word association and use of random phrases are a major component of dementia diagnosis.

"What happens is that someone is trying to say a word and then they get the first part out but they have to end it or create one because they can’t remember the rest. Trump will say something like ‘mishiz’ for missiles, or ‘Chrishus’ for Christmas because he can’t complete the word," the doctor stated.

Dr Gartner further claimed that Trump's physical well-being is also beginning to decline.

He continued, "He (Trump) used to be quite graceful, and now he uses a wide-based gait typical of frontotemporal dementia, sometimes he swings his right leg in a semi-circle. He also has trouble getting up the ramp; he has trouble doing physical things."

Dr Gartner was asked during the call if the president was fit to serve the people of the country. The doctor had his doubts, and even compared Trump to Adolf Hitler.

He said, "I’ve often said that Trump is the American Hitler, and immigrants are the new Jews."

Notably, Dr Gartner based his findings on what he claimed to be the "deterioration" of Trump’s "baseline of functioning", which is important for any dementia diagnosis, per the outlet.

Moreover, he further accused the establishment of "sanewashing" Trump, and said that he has "really populated the whole government with people who are more or less equally sick", according to Radar Online.