Overview
- On Friday, the president posted on Truth Social that White House doctors reported he is in “PERFECT HEALTH” and that he scored 100% on a cognitive exam for the third time.
- He also urged mandatory cognitive testing for all presidential and vice-presidential candidates, calling for a “strong, meaningful, and proven” exam.
- Just The News noted his statement followed a Wall Street Journal interview in which his physician described him as in excellent overall health.
- The Mirror reported he likely took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and quoted a clinical psychologist saying the test is a screening tool that cannot rule out early dementia.
- In the Journal interview cited by outlets, Trump addressed questions about drowsy appearances and bruising, said he was blinking rather than nodding off, and said an October brain scan previously described as an MRI was in fact a CT scan.