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Forensic psychiatrist flags 'dangerous' signs of Trump's mental decline: 'Alarming'

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A prominent forensic psychiatrist flagged disturbing new signs that President Donald Trump's mental state continues to decline. Dr. Bandy Lee, president of the World Mental Health Coalition, argued during a new episode of MeidasTouch's "The Weekend Show" that Trump's recent attempt to wrap himself up in the tragedy of 9/11 shows how "fragile he is in his sense of self." During the recent 9/11 commemoration ceremony , Trump claimed that first responders pulled him from the rubble of one of the World Trade Center buildings. He also claimed he sent teams to help respond to the tragedy. Fact-checkers have declared both claims to be untrue. Lee argued that Trump's claims are similar to what a toddler would do when trying to be "king or queen of the universe." "It is abnormal and pathological when it involves a fully-grown adult, whether it is because of arrested development or because one has regressed to that state," Lee said. Questions about Trump's mental fitness have swirled throughout