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Yesterday I asked a group of eight specialists who have closely watched Trump over the years \u2014 two clinical psychologists, a psychiatrist, two medical doctors, and three political advisers \u2014 about their reactions to Trump\u2019s interview that aired on Sunday\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the part of the interview I asked them to focus on. For those of you who missed it, click to see it. <\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Office Hours discussion will focus on what, if anything, this interview reveals about Trump at this point in his second term. <\/p>\n

The views expressed by my panel of medical and political experts were thoughtful and nuanced. For the sake of discussion, I\u2019ve grouped them into the following categories:<\/p>\n

1. Trump\u2019s behavior was normal for Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several of them said they had seen Trump behave similarly before, so it was normal behavior for Trump. They cited examples of interviews he\u2019s done \u2014 both in recent months and also in his first term \u2014 in which he was equally angry, defensive, and dismissive. He has walked out of interviews before. They also noted that this was a particularly stressful situation because Trump was facing a national audience and may have had difficulty concentrating because of the rain. <\/p>\n

Read more Veteran reporter tells complicit media to stop enabling Trump or \u2018go to hell\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Trump is planting the seeds of his strategy for discrediting the midterms. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The political advisers saw in Trump\u2019s baseless assertion that the California election was rigged and his rehash of his lie that the 2020 election was \u201cstolen\u201d from him as intentionally sowing the seeds of doubt about the fairness of elections in Democratic cities and states. They thought this will be part of his strategy for discrediting the results of the midterms \u2014 which Democrats are likely to win. (A Justice Department official says \u201cmultiple\u201d probes of California\u2019s elections are now underway, following Trump\u2019s claims.)<\/p>\n

3. Trump is showing signs of dementia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fourth view is that Trump is displaying clear signs of dementia. During the interview, he had obvious difficulty following a train of thought, recalling factual details, maintaining normal reasoning (even for him), and controlling his emotions. He also displayed paranoia. Even considering the rain and the stressful situation \u2014 and even relative to the normal baseline for Trump \u2014 he showed early signs of mental decline. \u201cHe\u2019s losing it,\u201d said one of the psychologists I consulted with. <\/p>\n

Hence, today\u2019s Office Hours question: What do you think Trump reveals about himself in this interview?<\/p>\n

Robert Reich is a professor of public policy at Berkeley and former secretary of labor. His writings can be found at https:\/\/robertreich.substack.com\/.<\/em><\/p>\n

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