Is Donald Trump Demented?

By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

 

As the days, weeks and months pass, it has become increasingly clear that Donald Trump lies.  If his lies were small and inconsequential, they might be dismissed as "par for the course" with respect to any federal, state or local politician.  After all, he's been married three times; and the late-pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was his "bosom buddy."

Probably the biggest lie that undergirds both his first and second terms as our President is that Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are our allies instead of our mortal enemies.  These are deep-seated, monstrous lies, which go to the very essence of Trump’s creditability and our survival as Americans.

Yes, he has had Jewish friends and business associates for decades; and his daughter Ivanka is married to an American Jew.  And their children are Trump's grandchildren.  But America's Jews are Americans, not Israelis.[2]  That is a distinction that seems to have escaped Trump, as he has attempted to suppress free speech; and as he has become "married" Netanyahu.

Is Trump leading us down the primrose path to World War III, to assuage his gargantuan ego?[3]  Netanyahu is a proven butcher, who morphed into his ancestors' Nazi oppressors decades ago.  The fact that anti-Semitism has risen dramatically, and no Jew is safe anywhere in the world, does not faze either Trump or Netanyahu in the least.[4]

 

 

 

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at [email protected]

[2]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/31/americas-jews-are-americans/ ("America’s Jews Are Americans")

[3]  Compare https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/iran-bomb-nuclear/2025/06/27/id/1216786/ ("Trump Says He'd Bomb Iran Again If Nuclear Activities Start") with https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14856319/satellite-photos-Iranian-nuclear-site-bombed.html ("New satellite photos show secret activity at Iranian nuclear site")

[4]  See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/trump-freezes-section-8-while-giving-aid-and-comfort-to-israel/ ("Trump Freezes Section 8, While Giving Aid And Comfort To Israel"); see also https://x.com/JustTheNews/status/1938570093014700160 ("Trump disapproval rating at highest since taking office, 52% of voters say US on wrong track")