Our most recent book is The Comeback: The 2024 Elections and American Politics. The second Trump administration is has been full of ominous developments. In 2024, Trump was already showing signs of cognitive decline. It's getting worse.
Voters are noticing.
Six in ten Americans, including a significant slice of Republicans, think President Donald Trump has become erratic as he ages, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The six-day poll concluded on Monday, the day before the 79-year-old president gives his annual State of the Union address to Congress following a month of angry reprimands of lawmakers and judges.
Overall, 61% of respondents in the poll said they would describe Trump as having "become erratic with age." Some 89% of Democrats, 30% of Republicans and 64% of independents described him this way.
