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Kimmel Takes Montreal Cognitive Assessment on Air After Trump Boasts, Scores Perfect

The televised demo brought the cognitive exam into public view, underscoring that no law requires such tests for political candidates.

Overview

  • Jimmy Kimmel completed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment on Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a physician administering the exam and received a perfect score.
  • He framed the segment as a response to President Trump’s repeated claims of having “aced” cognitive tests and noted he had invited Trump to take the exam on his show.
  • The doctor identified on air as Dr. Sarah Swanson said she regularly administers the assessment, which the segment described as commonly given to people 65 and older.
  • Kimmel’s test included tasks such as drawing a clock, identifying animals, linking numbers and letters, recalling words, and listing words beginning with the letter F.
  • Days earlier, Trump posted that White House doctors reported he is in “perfect health” and that he “aced” a cognitive exam for the third time, while he continues to call for mandatory candidate testing despite no legal requirement.