Donald Trump’s campaign team has “major concerns” about the Republican presidential nominee’s mental decline after he was exposed to the media for an hour of fielding questions, according to a controversial former associate of Rudy Giuliani.
Lev Parnas, the Soviet-born businessman who figured in Trump’s first impeachment investigation, told followers on X Trump’s disproven story about a perilous helicopter ride with California politician Willie Brown has the campaign in panic mode.
“There are major concerns within the Trump campaign about his mental health and decline following his recent press conference,” Parnas wrote Friday. “Sources within the Trump campaign expressing serious concerns about his mental decline following his press conference.
Parnas highlighted Trump’s story about an emergency helicopter landing that Brown says never happened.
“This incident has led to discussions within the campaign about potential next steps regarding Trump’s mental health,” wrote Parnas, “and how it might impact his political future.”
As Parnas made this claim, Stephen Miller, Trump’s White House aide, did a media blitz presenting the former president’s press conference as a “master class performance.”
Parnas included the hashtag #TrumpMeltdown, a phrase trending on X with more than 94,000 posts as of 11:30 a.m. ET.
Parnas was sentenced in 2022 to 22 months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes linked to a Florida-based business, reports show.
The self-described “Post-Cult of Trump” member also helped Giuliani connect with Ukrainian figures as he sought dirt on President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, NPR reported at the time.
