New Polls Indicate Growing Public Concern Over Donald Trump's Mental Fitness

Washington D.C. New surveys indicate that public concern is growing in the United States regarding the mental fitness of American President Donald Trump.

Trump won the 2024 presidential election after then-President Joe Biden withdrew from the race due to questions raised about his age and mental acuity. However, more than a year into Trump's second term, public opinion now appears to be focusing on his mental state as well.

According to a recently released Reuters/Ipsos poll, 61 percent of Americans agree that Trump has become "erratic with age." Notably, nearly 30 percent of Republican supporters hold this view.

This result is considered harsher than surveys conducted during Trump's first term. After the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, a Quinnipiac University poll found that about 50 percent of voters said Trump was not mentally stable, but that number did not reach a majority.

However, according to analysts, the concern shown towards Trump has not yet reached the level faced by Biden. Biden withdrew from the competition at the age of 81, while Trump is currently 79 years old.

This survey, released ahead of Trump's first State of the Union address of his second term, signals that his age and mental capacity could once again become key issues in the upcoming political debate.

According to experts, although the words "erratic" and "mentally unstable" are different, both indicate growing doubts among voters about leadership capability doubts.