Is Vladimir Putin Seriously Ill? US Lawmaker Raises Question as Evidence Stacks Up

Is Russian President Vladamir Putin sick, or are the rumors an attempt to medicalize and excuse abhorrent behavior?

Lawmakers and others who are supposedly in the know are dropping hints that something is off with Putin, who invaded neighboring 🇺🇦Ukraine last week and is said to be suffering from Parkinson’s disease and cancer.

The common thread of these theories is that Putin’s actions are motivated by something other than the garden-variety ambitions of a power-hungry leader.

“He was always calculating and cold, but this is different,” former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Fox News on Sunday. “He seems erratic. There is an ever-deepening, delusional rendering of history.”

“He’s descending into something I personally haven’t seen before,” the former official said.

Former director of national intelligence James Clapper also chalked up Putin’s recent actions to a mental break.

“I personally think that he’s unhinged,” Clapper told CNN.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who likely has insider knowledge as vice chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, tweeted that something is wrong with Putin.

“I wish I could share more, but for now I can say it’s pretty obvious to many that something is off with ,” the Republican cryptically wrote on Saturday. “He has always been a killer, but his problem now is different & significant.”