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Trump boasts about passing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment while a government shutdown affects 42 million SNAP recipients amid his hints at a 2028 presidential run.
- On Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One boasted he could beat Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett on a dementia screening and challenged them to take it.
- Earlier this month, the president visited Walter Reed Medical Center for exams that included MRI scans and other "advanced imaging," and his physician said he took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in April, scoring 30 out of 30.
- Medical experts note that the Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a 10-minute assessment using tasks like drawing a clock, identifying animals, and repeating words, but Dr. Ziad Nasreddine cautioned, `There are no studies showing that this test is correlated to IQ tests`.
- USDA documents show conflicting guidance on SNAP contingency funds as states warned last week that benefits could be suspended, affecting 42 million Americans who use SNAP.
- Critics immediately mocked President Donald Trump for using a dementia test to belittle younger Democrats, while medical experts and reporting say his portrayal has been debunked and onlookers note concerning health signs.
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Do you have to worry about Donald Trump's health? There was another dementia test at the president's.
Do you have to worry about Donald Trump's health? There was another dementia test at the president's.
Jimmy Kimmel Challenges Trump To IQ Test On National Television After Trump's Latest Cognitive Test Brag
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel invited President Donald Trump to compete in "Grandpa Don’s Dementia Bowl" so he can take a cognitive test to compete against Democratic Representatives Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York after denigrating them for having "low IQ."Trump criticized Crockett and Ocasio-Cortez in rambling remarks he made to reporters aboard Air Force One about how he would "love to" run in the next electi…
Trump’s ‘IQ Test’ Was Actually a Dementia Screening, Experts Say
President Donald Trump claimed on Monday, Oct. 27, that he had taken a perfect “IQ test” at Walter Reed Medical Center — and challenged Democratic Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to take it as well. But experts say the test he bragged about isn’t an IQ test at all — it’s a screening for dementia. “They have Jasmine Crockett, a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. You give her an IQ test, have her pass, like, the exams that I decided…
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