25th Amendment calls swirl as Trump seems to forget name of Washington Monument
A clip from President Donald Trump's Friday agriculture roundtable in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, spread quickly online, with critics saying it showed the president struggling to recall the name of the Washington Monument.The video, shared by liberal account Acyn, shows Trump holding up a picture of his Reflecting Pool renovation."It was going to take four years, $400 million. It took really about a month, ok? Can you imagine? Washington, between Lincoln — think of Washington, D.C. between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington ... think about this," the president said, stammering. "You know that beautiful spire in honor of the great George Washington? And the beautiful Lincoln Memorial. So between there, thousands of feet long. It was built in 1922, and to be honest, it never really worked. It leaked like a sieve."Trump had traveled to the battleground state to court farmers facing economic strain, but spent much of the event touting his Washington beautification projects — including, per CNN, telling the room about the capital's newly working fountains and reflecting pool renovations.That disconnect drew sharp reactions. Andrew Bates, a former Biden White House deputy press secretary, wrote that Trump's "message to the farmers paying higher prices is that he's having fun redecorating DC with taxpayer money."The clip quickly drew a wave of mockery from Trump critics online. Progressive influencer Harry Sisson wrote on X, "25th Amendment now. This is tough to watch."The progressive news outlet MeidasTouch wrote, "Looks like he just failed a cognitive exam."Progressive attorney Aaron Parnas wrote on X, "The President of the United States has serious cognitive decline and it's on full display for the world to see."Hemant Mehta, a former Jeopardy! champion and YouTuber, wrote on X, "He’s on the verge of not being able to name the son who’s named after him."Jim Stewartson, who writes about the psychological war on democracy, wrote on X, "This demented old man is hopped up on Adderrall which helps with energy but not cognitive decline. Watching this is deeply embarrassing. He has no idea how to escape from the mess he’s made, so he perseverates on things that give him comfort. He is completely dysfunctional."Wow Trump struggles to remember the name of the Washington Monument: pic.twitter.com/dDPuWew1qd— Acyn (@Acyn) June 5, 2026
