“I just… Trump needs intervention. He needs to take some time off,” said far right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of President Donald Trump in a Tuesday episode of his podcast.
He spent much of the episode talking about the war in Iran, an unpopular move by the president that has come with falling approval ratings. Others who have sang Trump’s praises in the past, from Joe Rogan to Tucker Carlson, have criticized the Trump administration’s decision to attack Iran.
Jones also compared his grandfather, who suffered from dementia, to Trump.
“He’s talking like a fruit loop in the morning and at noon and at 5 p.m. and at 10 p.m.,” Jones said. He attributed this to Trump being a workaholic who gets little sleep. Trump himself has said that he doesn’t get much sleep, and he is known for working nearly around the clock.
Audacy reported this February on a poll that found 61% of Americans believe Trump is getting more erratic with age, indicating that Jones isn’t alone in his concerns about the president. Across the aisle, California Gov. Gavin Newsom – a rumored 2028 presidential contender – has also questioned whether Trump is suffering from dementia.
Trump became the oldest person elected to the White House when he won the 2024 presidential election and he will turn 80 this summer. On the campaign trail, he questioned the mental capacities of former President Joe Biden, who was 81 at the time.
According to the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 10% of adults over age 65 had dementia as of 2022. Another 22% had some mild cognitive impairment.
“We need to pray for Trump,” said Jones, who said he is worried about Trump’s condition going into the midterms this November. “The Holy Spirit touch his heart and loose him for whatever evil control he's under. I’m serious.”
Jones became well known as the host of InfoWars, but he said last month that he would be shutting the business down. He’s also courted his fair share of controversy, including being ordered to pay the survivors of Sandy Hook school shooting victims for false claims he made about the mass murder and a 2020 driving while intoxicated charge.
