Mary Trump, the outspoken niece of President Donald Trump, unleashed a scathing critique of her uncle on Monday, October 27, 2025, calling him a “moron” for boasting about his cognitive test results. The clinical psychologist, who has emerged as one of the president’s most vocal family critics, took to X with a pointed reminder about what such bragging actually reveals.
“Just a quick reminder: bragging about results of the cognitive test is to fail the cognitive test,” Mary Trump posted on the social media platform. “Moron.”
Her sharp rebuke came after the 79-year-old president held forth to reporters about his cognitive test during his physical examination at Walter Reed Medical Center. Trump proceeded to describe the test questions in detail, explaining how the initial queries involved identifying animals like tigers, elephants, and giraffes, before progressing to more challenging items numbered up to 25.
The president then pivoted to attacking Democratic Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett, labeling them as “low IQ” individuals who he claimed would fail the cognitive assessment. According to Trump, when questions reached numbers five, six and beyond, “they couldn’t come close to answering any of those questions.”
Ocasio-Cortez fired back quickly on Monday with her own pointed question on X, asking whether doctors had requested Trump draw a clock during his examination. The congresswoman inquired if that portion proved difficult for him, noting she was asking on behalf of 340 million Americans. The clock-drawing test is frequently administered to patients with potential cognitive issues, as the inability to complete it accurately serves as a strong indicator of mental decline, including dementia.
Crockett responded during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, stating she was waiting for a reporter to finally ask the president about his actual IQ score.
Mary Trump, daughter of the president’s late older brother Fred Trump Jr., has maintained her position as a prominent critic of her estranged uncle. The 60-year-old author published “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man” in 2020, asserting that Trump is utterly incapable of leading the country and that allowing him to do so poses dangers.
Her criticisms have extended beyond his mental fitness. Last week, Mary Trump expressed horror over her uncle’s plans to construct an “Arc de Trump” in Washington, a monument clearly parodying Paris’s Arc de Triomphe. In a video posted to her Substack, she declared the proposed triumphal arch made her want to “die of shame.” The monument would commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding next July and would be positioned at the entrance of Memorial Bridge, connecting Arlington National Cemetery to the Lincoln Memorial.
The arch proposal emerged alongside Trump’s controversial decision to demolish much of the White House East Wing to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Mary Trump described this demolition as systematic destruction by “a tyrannical toddler with delusions of grandeur.” She stated that someone must be held accountable for the fact that the people’s house is being torn apart by someone so psychologically damaged that he requires a $300 million ballroom to compensate for his insecurities.
Mental health professionals have weighed in on Trump’s psychological state through various publications. The book “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” edited by forensic psychiatrist Brandy X. Lee and published in 2017, presented opinions from 27 nationally recognized psychiatrists and psychologists. An updated 2024 edition titled “The More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” expanded to include 40 such professionals. These experts characterized Trump as exhibiting traits of toxic narcissism and potential cognitive decline, with one contributor using a psychopathic checklist to assess his condition.
The president has also made unusual references to mortality and the afterlife in recent months. In emails sent to supporters in August, Trump asked for $15 donations to help him get to heaven, with subject lines stating “I want to try and get to heaven.” He told Fox and Friends that if he could save 7,000 people weekly from being killed, he hoped that might improve his chances, though he admitted hearing he was not doing well and was at the bottom of the totem pole.
Earlier this month aboard Air Force One, when asked how a Middle East ceasefire deal had improved his odds of reaching heaven, Trump responded that he did not think anything would get him into heaven. He stated he might not be heaven-bound and was unsure he would be able to make it, though he believed he had made life better for many people.
Mary Trump discussed these mortality comments on her YouTube channel, Mary Trump Media, finding it peculiar that her uncle was contemplating death. She indicated it seemed almost as if he could see the end was near.
Despite her criticisms, Mary Trump has also offered messages of resilience to those feeling discouraged by her uncle’s presidency. During an appearance on MSNBC in April, she told viewers there is always hope and emphasized that opponents of the president outnumber his supporters. She encouraged people to remain engaged in the fight, stating they were in it together.
