One of Donald Trump’s formerly most vocal supporters has questioned the President’s fitness for the role.
Shawn Ryan, a podcaster and host of the Shawn Ryan Show, took to X (formerly Twitter) to speculate about Trump’s mental capabilities. A former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor, Shawn has previously had the president as a guest on his podcast. In January, he expressed regret about voting for Trump in his podcast.
Shawn Ryan raises concerns about President Trump’s mental fitness
“Ummm… I know we all thought the last guy had dementia but…” Ryan wrote in a now-deleted post, obtained by OK! Magazine. The post was made in response to a White House announcement proclaiming that “nothing is more important than PEACE.”
The White House’s post was made during Trump’s inaugural meeting for his Board of Peace, an international organization tasked with handling international conflict. The meeting took place amid rapidly escalating relations with Iran, following the bombing of the country by the U.S. and Israel.
Shawn interviewed Trump on his show in 2024, the same year he voted for the now-President in the Presidential Election. In an episode from January, he expressed regret over his vote. He said his vote was given in the promise of the release of the Epstein files.
“I f*cking voted for this sh*t,” he said. “I voted to get these d*mn files released, and it’s like a total 180 just happened.”
He also took aim at Attorney General Pam Bondi, who said “all” Epstein files had been released. The former CIA contractor accused the White House of prioritizing profit over arresting sexual predators.
“But we didn’t talk about that, did we? Oh, and what’s the excuse? What was the excuse? Oh – ‘if we prosecute everybody the whole system would go down.’”
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