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| Theresa May says she is not concerned about Donald Trump's mental state | Theresa May says she is not concerned about Donald Trump's mental state |
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| Theresa May has dismissed growing concerns about Donald Trump’s mental state, insisting she sees a man making decisions in the “best interests of the United States”. | Theresa May has dismissed growing concerns about Donald Trump’s mental state, insisting she sees a man making decisions in the “best interests of the United States”. |
| Asked if she believed the doubts being raised about the President's fitness for office were “serious” – following the publication of an explosive book – the Prime Minister replied: “No.” | |
| “I deal with President Trump. What I see is somebody who is committed to ensuring he is taking decisions in the best interests of the United States,” Mrs May told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show. | “I deal with President Trump. What I see is somebody who is committed to ensuring he is taking decisions in the best interests of the United States,” Mrs May told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show. |
| She also confirmed Mr Trump would be visiting Britain, but without revealing when, saying: “He will be coming to this country.” | She also confirmed Mr Trump would be visiting Britain, but without revealing when, saying: “He will be coming to this country.” |
| Mrs May faced the awkward questions after the book, by journalist Michael Wolff, claimed that White House staff reported having to treat Mr Trump like a child. | |
| “What they mean by that, he has a need for immediate gratification. It's all about him. This man does not read, does not listen. He's like a pinball, just shooting off the sides,” the author told NBC News. | |
| Meanwhile, a clinical professor has briefed members of the US Congress on the potential risks associated with the President’s behaviour. | |
| Bandy Lee, of the Yale School of Medicine, who has studied how to predict and prevent violence, said she and other psychiatrists felt “the danger has become imminent”. | |
| More follows… | More follows… |