Trump Faces Calls To 'Go to a Nursing Home' After Speech Glitches and Arm Spasms Become More Visible

Donald Trump is once again at the centre of a storm over his health, with fresh footage of apparent right-arm spasms and increasingly noticeable speech difficulties fuelling calls from critics for the 80-year-old president to step away from the political spotlight.

The latest controversy follows a video analysis by clinical and forensic psychologist Dr John Paul Garrison, who examined several recent Trump appearances and argued that the president appears to be struggling with involuntary movements and verbal fluency.

Trump's Right Arm Keeps Drawing Attention

In his latest podcast analysis, Garrison focused heavily on movements involving Trump's right arm and hand, saying they appeared repeatedly at different events rather than occurring during one isolated moment.

'This looks distinctly involuntary,' Garrison said while reviewing footage of Trump at a Rose Garden event, adding that he did not believe the president had control over the movement.

The psychologist also pointed to an apparent backward jerk in Trump's body while he was standing and listening to others speak. He said the spasms appeared particularly noticeable when Trump was not the person speaking, suggesting that discomfort or agitation could potentially be involved.

Garrison stressed that his analysis was not a psychological evaluation. However, he argued that the repeated movements were concerning because they appeared across different locations and occasions.

'It happens everywhere he goes,' he said.

The observations come amid wider scrutiny of Trump's physical health. Recent reports have also focused on bruising, swollen ankles and episodes in which he appeared to struggle to remain awake during public events.

Speech Glitches Add to the Growing Concern

During one rally, the psychologist repeatedly replayed sections in which Trump appeared to stumble over words. He also pointed to a moment involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arguing that Trump seemed to struggle to retrieve her surname.

'You can't go a few seconds without hearing another verbal issue,' Garrison said.

He acknowledged that people regularly trip over their words and warned against overstating individual incidents. His concern, he explained, comes from what he described as the cumulative nature of the episodes.

'The concerns are cumulative,' he said, arguing that the combination of speech problems and repeated physical movements deserves closer attention.

Online Critics Push the Nursing Home Taunt

Calls for Trump to 'go to a nursing home' have circulated among critics, turning what began as discussion about body language and speech into another fierce political argument over presidential fitness.

Trump's age makes the debate particularly sensitive. He turned 80 in June and is the oldest US president ever elected. Health concerns have already intensified this year after reports raised questions about his weight, alertness and physical condition.

Experts Warn Against Diagnosing Trump From Video

Garrison suggested several possible explanations for the behaviours he observed, including the possibility of a neurological condition or an earlier medical event.

'It may also be that we're dealing with a progressive neurodegenerative disease,' Garrison said, while also raising the possibility of a previous medical event.

Other medical professionals have separately questioned aspects of Trump's health and called for greater transparency from the White House.

Former White House physician Dr Jonathan Reiner recently argued that the public should receive more information about the president's condition, while the White House has strongly defended Trump's fitness and described him as the 'sharpest and most accessible' president in American history.