The Claims From Trump's Inner Circle No One Saw Coming

TL;DR

Former Trump allies including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alex Jones, and Candace Owens are publicly questioning Trump's mental fitness and breaking from him over the Iran war and the AI Jesus post.

Key Points

• 1.Trump's inner circle allies are publicly declaring he has lost his mind. Marjorie Taylor Greene said 'he's gone mad,' Alex Jones called it 'dementia,' and Candace Owens said he is 'under demonic influence' — all breaking from Trump primarily over the Iran war and the AI Jesus controversy.
• 2.JD Vance contradicted Trump's own cover story about the AI Jesus image. Trump claimed he thought the image showed him as a Red Cross doctor, but Vance told Bret Baier it was 'a joke' Trump posted — directly undercutting the official White House narrative.
• 3.Trump's nuclear deal position quietly shifted from a permanent ban to a 20-year suspension. Iran countered with only a 5-year suspension, similar to what it offered before the U.S.-Israel strikes, raising questions about what the bombing campaign actually achieved.
• 4.A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 61% of Americans think Trump has become more erratic with age. Less than half say he is mentally sharp; even by last September, 49% called him too old for office — up from 34% in February 2024.
• 5.Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb and ex-press secretary Stephanie Grisham both publicly called Trump mentally unwell. Cobb called him 'clearly insane'; Grisham wrote he is 'clearly not well'; ex-CIA Director John Brennan invoked the 25th Amendment.
• 6.The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz appears largely unenforceable. Tracking data showed ships including Iran-departing and U.S.-sanctioned vessels passing through after the blockade took effect; Saudi Arabia is reportedly pushing Trump to abandon it, fearing Iranian retaliation via the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
• 7.Representatives Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez resigned from Congress ahead of expulsion votes over sexual misconduct allegations. Swalwell faces rape allegations — accuser Lorna Drews claims she was drugged and assaulted — while Gonzalez admitted pursuing a staffer whose subsequent suicide drew national attention.
• 8.Hasan Piker's scheduled Yale Political Union debate triggered Senator Rick Scott to demand Yale lose federal funding. Scott cited Piker's past Twitch comments; Piker fired back calling out conservative hypocrisy on free speech, noting Charlie Kirk debated him at Dartmouth.