'The president might not be well': MS NOW host says Trump's base senses something is wrong

President Donald Trump's own supporters are starting to realize his mental health is diminished and his behavior reckless after his repeated slights against the Christian faith, MS NOW's Katy Tur argued on Wednesday.

This comes as even House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says he was "taken aback" by Trump's public attack on Pope Leo XIV for criticizing war in Iran.

"Now, as you well know, Donald Trump has never operated under the fear of angering anyone," said Tur. "And he's even gone after the pope before. He did it in 2016, calling Pope Francis 'disgraceful' after he said building a wall wasn't Christian. Trump did not lose that election, and he did not lose support from Christians or Catholics."

"So why is this new fight with this new pope any different?" said Tur. "Because it does feel different, doesn't it? Is it because he followed it up with his image of himself as Jesus? Is it because he launched a war Americans didn't want? Is it because prices haven't fallen, inflation isn't down? It's not like any of this is exactly new or all that different from the past when he could do anything and maintain support."

With that being the case, she said, "Could it be something larger, something on top of all of this that's making even his supporters uncomfortable? Perhaps it is a pervasive feeling that the president might not be well. Polling has shown this, that he's a nearly 80-year-old man who is staying up all night to post wildly erratic messages on his social media feed, that he appears more obsessed now than ever with putting his face or name on things, that he's making even less sense when he speaks than he used to. That he also seems to be falling asleep in important meetings, even when cameras are on him."

Regardless, said Tur, "there is something different about this fight with this pope, along with the Jesus image. His supporters are calling it disgusting, blasphemous, offensive and shameful. And now some are even starting to compare him or wonder if he's the Antichrist."

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