California Governor Accuses Donald Trump of Dementia, Sparks Fierce Political Storm Over President’s Mental Health
California Governor Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of dementia, citing repeated false claims. His remarks sparked a nationwide debate, raising serious political and public concerns about Trump’s mental fitness.

Gavin Newsom on Trump: The question is being raised about whether US President Donald Trump is suffering from a disease like dementia. This discussion started when California Governor Gavin Christopher Newsom, while retweeting a video of President Trump on social media, asked a chatbot, "Grok," a question related to dementia. The chatbot replied that people suffering from dementia often repeat false statements again and again. The governor shared this answer on his social media account, which increased the controversy, and it was said that the governor has taunted Trump about his mental state.
Controversy over California's water supply
Donald Trump has been involved in several controversies regarding California's water supply. Trump has often made false and misleading statements on this issue, which has become the reason for his political conflict with California officials. His behavior raises the question of whether his memory or mental state has been affected.
Trump: We sent hundreds of millions of gallons of water per day to the pacific ocean. They turn a valve. The valve heads out. We turned the valve back. I actually had to do it using force.
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 26, 2025
Gavin Newscum—turn the rest of the water on. pic.twitter.com/WRB1uRQ9HE
Trump's claim on the India-Pakistan war
President Trump has claimed many times that he played an important role in preventing war between India and Pakistan. Trump claims that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan 35 times, although the Indian government has rejected these claims. Nevertheless, Trump continuously claims this in his interviews and says that he stopped wars and established peace.
26 people died in Pahalgam
On 22 April 2025, there was an attack by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people were martyred. After this attack, India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan and demolished many terrorist hideouts. After this, there was a military conflict between Pakistan and India, which lasted from 7 May to 12 May. The ceasefire between the two countries took place on 13 May, but Trump called it the result of his diplomatic intervention and made statements about it many times.