A leading Gen Z pundit ripped into Donald Trump over his government shutdown plot, playing into reports of the 79-year-old president’s alleged cognitive decline. “Trump to me is kind of this dementia-addled nursing home patient in the White House right now,” Cocchiarella began. The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment. Trump's budget director Russell Vought has been directed by the president to oversee possible federal shutdown layoffs. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesVought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, has been directed by Trump to oversee possible federal shutdown layoffs.