Thirty-six medical experts have formally warned Congress that President Donald J. Trump is mentally unfit to serve and should be removed from office "with the greatest urgency," saying he "presents a clear and present danger" to the country and the world. The group, made up of neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians and other clinicians, points to worsening cognition, grandiose delusions and severely impaired judgment as core concerns. Their statement, now printed in the Senate's Congressional Record, is drawing fresh scrutiny this week as lawmakers and reporters pore over the evidence. The experts frame their intervention as a national security warning rather than a partisan broadside.

What the experts told lawmakers
The full statement, titled "Medical Concerns About President Donald J. Trump and His Fitness for Office," details what the signers describe as observable warning signs. They cite a "marked deterioration in cognitive functioning" and "grandiose and delusional beliefs" that they say have emerged or worsened over time. Because the president remains commander in chief, they argue, those issues create unique risks and justify urgent action. The statement urges that "steps to remove him from office must be undertaken with the greatest urgency" and notes that the text has been entered into the official record, according to the Congressional Record. PDF, page 58.

Who signed it
The submission is backed by 36 physicians and mental health professionals, including neurologists, forensic psychiatrists and other specialists. The roster includes clinicians from Harvard, Columbia, Tufts and George Washington, along with figures such as Eric Chivian, a co-founder of IPPNW and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The signers, the statement notes, span a range of political views and professional backgrounds, and their full names and institutional affiliations are listed alongside the filing. That complete signatory list appears with the Whitehouse/Reed submission in the printed record, which details each expert and their institutional ties.

• Marked deterioration in cognitive functioning. (Watch any interview for receipts.)

• Disorganized speech. (Trump calls this the “weave.” Neurologists call this tangentiality.)

• Factual confusions. (Mixing up Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi. Mixing up Vance with Rubio.)

• Episodes of apparent somnolence during critical public proceedings. (Falling asleep every time Rubio speaks.)

• Grandiose and delusional beliefs. (Believing he is Jesus or the Pope, depending on the sundown hour.)

• Severely impaired judgment. (Ones that we are paying for in an estimated $1T war.)

• Disinhibition and perseveration. (If I hear that Hannibal Lecter story one more time, I will eat my arm.)

• Manic behavior. (One hundred and fifty social media posts in a single night.)

The 36 were concerned enough to invoke the Declaration of Geneva — the post-Nuremberg successor to the Hippocratic Oath, which was written specifically because doctors at Nuremberg argued they had only been following orders. They concluded that Donald J. Trump is mentally unfit to be the President of the United States, and that steps to remove him from office must be undertaken with the greatest urgency.