An Explosive Debate on Trump’s Brain.

Dr. John Gartner, former Johns Hopkins psychiatry faculty member and a vocal critic of Donald Trump, joins Live From the Table.

We challenge Gartner directly on his claims that Donald Trump is exhibiting malignant narcissism, psychopathy, and accelerating dementia. The debate spans science, politics, ethics, medical bias, and the media’s treatment of both Trump and Biden.

This episode includes extended transcript-verified clips, counter-arguments, and some of the most heated exchanges we’ve aired.

Chapters below.

Chapters

00:00 – Intro: Who is Dr. John Gartner?
01:00 – Goldwater Rule & Diagnosing Public Figures
03:20 – Trump, Narcissism & Malignant Personality Disorders
07:00 – Is Trump a Psychopath? Criminality, Lying & Abuse
11:20 – Noam Pushes Back: What Counts as Evidence?
14:15 – The Dementia Question: Language, Gait & Decline
16:55 – “He’s Not the Same Man”: Claims From Former Officials
18:45 – Noam’s Counterargument: Bolton, Kelly, McMaster, Woodward
22:30 – Cognitive Decline vs. Strategy: What’s Real?
26:05 – Trump’s Speeches Examined: Word Salad or Something Else?
29:30 – The “Skedaddle” Story & Loose Associations
33:00 – Kamala Harris, Biden & Claims of Asymmetrical Scrutiny
37:10 – Debate Clips: Biden Then vs. Now, Trump Then vs. Now
41:50 – Variability & Sundowning: How Dementia Presents
45:00 – Trump’s Stamina vs. Trump’s Disorganization
48:20 – Is This Cognitive Decline or Just Aging?
52:00 – Impulsivity, National Security & Dangerous Decision-Making
56:10 – The Hakeem Jeffries “Very Nice Man” Story
59:00 – Biden Wandering Clips & Why the Medical Community Stayed Silent
1:02:00 – Is Medical Bias Real? Noam Pushes Gartner
1:04:00 – Would Trump’s Inner Circle Have Noticed Decline?
1:07:00 – Narcissism, Children & Why His Family Keeps Distance
1:10:00 – “Do You Feel Sympathy for Him?”
1:14:00 – Closing Thoughts & Invitation to Visit the Cellar