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The President of the United States arrived late to the G7, announced, “I’m the boss,” and apparently expected the room to be impressed. Instead, he delivered a moment that drew laughter from other world leaders. Whether they were laughing at the joke, the timing, or the spectacle itself, the image was hard to ignore: America’s president standing before allied nations, declaring himself “the boss” while the room laughed. Our allies watched. Our adversaries watched. The world watched. America deserves better than a leader who mistakes attention for respect, volume for strength, and self promotion for achievement. Congress must stop treating these episodes as harmless eccentricities. Each new spectacle raises the same question: is this the conduct of a stable, capable president, or the behavior of a man increasingly detached from reality? The Constitution provides mechanisms to address legitimate concerns about a president’s fitness for office. If members of Congress believe there are serious questions about cognitive capacity, judgment, or mental fitness, they have a duty to investigate them openly and honestly. Enough excuses. Enough spin. Enough pretending that what Americans can see with their own eyes is not happening. The world should be looking to the United States for leadership, not laughing at its president.