ABC correspondent Jonathan Karl said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that the people closest to former President Donald Trump doubted he was mentally capable after Jan. 6, 2021.
Host Joy Reid said, “You have covered Donald Trump a long time. Talk about his mental state. You write about the fact that Mike Pompeo, Steve Mnuchin, Betsy DeVos, at some point, discussed the 25th Amendment regarding Trump that Mitch McConnell spearheaded a move to ban him from the inauguration. He threatened to run as a third-party candidate and had to be threatened not to do it. The 25th Amendment piece stands out to me. As your reporting would suggest, is Donald Trump fully there mentally?”
Karl said, “I can’t really make that judgment, but what I can tell you is people who have raised questions about whether or not he is fully there mentally have been the people closest to him. The…
