Overview
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Oct. 27, the president touted a "very hard" exam and challenged Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett to match his performance.
- Multiple outlets identified the assessment as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which screens for cognitive impairment and is not validated as a measure of intelligence.
- MoCA creator Dr. Ziad Nasreddine has said the test is not correlated with IQ, and the White House physician previously reported a perfect 30/30 MoCA score for Trump in April.
- Ocasio-Cortez responded on X by referencing the test’s clock-drawing task and used the exchange in a fundraising appeal, while Crockett told CNN she could "guarantee" Trump’s IQ would qualify as low.
- Trump also said an MRI he received during an early October Walter Reed visit was "perfect," and the White House has provided no new medical documentation beyond prior statements.