Trump has had 'cognitive deficit' for 'over a year' as doctor raises major health fears

Trump appeared to fall asleep (Image: Getty)

US President Donald Trump has a "cognitive deficit" and is clearly struggling due to age, a doctor and Democrat candidate for the Senate has claimed. The comments come as Mr Trump continues to face scrutiny over his mental sharpness and age, as well as a recent MRI scan.

Abdul El-Sayed told The Briefing With Jen Psaki: "MRIs are not things that people are prescribed because you want to figure something out; it's because you want to figure something out that's very specific.

"I'm less worried about his MRI than I am about the people in the state of Michigan who cannot afford an MRI if they really need one.

"But I will say this: if you have forgotten why you need an MRI, that itself suggests a certain cognitive deficit which we will have seen over the course of his actions in the last year, and will continue to see.

"This is concerning for a lot of reasons...the leadership of our country, and that poor leadership is about to send a lot of folks into a space where they can't get the MRIs that they need."

President Trump has stated that his MRI scan was conducted as part of a routine test.

Trump has come under scrutiny for his mental sharpness (Image: Getty)

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed the results of Trump’s MRI scan on Monday, revealing that the President had cardiovascular and abdominal checks.

The results showed Mr Trump's heart and abdomen to be "perfectly normal".

However, Mr Trump raised eyebrows this week when he appeared to fall asleep at two separate events.

On Wednesday, he was seen with his eyes closed during a Cabinet meeting. Then, on Thursday, he appeared to fall asleep again at the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.