<p>Former National Security Council Director for European Affairs U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said Thursday former President Trump has “spiraled down” mentally and therefore was not a viable candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.</p><p>Vindman said, “Honestly, it was word vomit, is what we heard, what that clip showed. It’s shocking that he didn’t have the intellect, the intelligence to have the self-preservation to criticize somebody that the vast majority of the American public despises and identifies as a barbarian, as a war criminal. So, I mean, he’s always been his own worst enemy, and he continues to do so now.</p>