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riversedge

(82,102 posts)
Fri May 22, 2026, 04:41 PM May 22

Trump says that 5 doctors administered a cognitive test to him during his first term and adds, "the first question was y

I can't imagine going to a Boring trumpy rally or speech.



Trump says that 5 doctors administered a cognitive test to him during his first term and adds, "the first question was you have a bear, a snake, an elephant, and a horse. Name the horse."

Trump says that 5 doctors administered a cognitive test to him during his first term and adds, "the first question was you have a bear, a snake, an elephant, and a horse. Name the horse."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-22T20:28:07.463Z





May 1: Cognitive test rant:
Lion, Giraffe, Bear, Shark. Which is the bear?
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May 4: Cognitive test rant:
Lion, Bear, Alligator, Squirrel. Which is the squirrel?
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I think he's been taking a LOT more tests than he remembers.

Trevor Foster (@darthfos.bsky.social) 2026-05-04T22:35:56.126Z





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Trump says that 5 doctors administered a cognitive test to him during his first term and adds, "the first question was y (Original Post) riversedge May 22 OP
Eric II lame54 May 22 #1
Who is gonna tell him (again) that healthy/normal/"smart" people don't need to be tested by five doctors like that? RockRaven May 22 #2
I volunteer! BidenRocks May 22 #41
I dunno, but the horse's ass sure looks like TACO's twin. marble falls May 22 #3
Thats stupid. Im a lot older than he is and all they ask me is to draw a clock face with a certain time. Srkdqltr May 22 #4
Perhaps he already showed that he can't draw a proper clock RockCreek May 22 #17
That's the right questiion.. agingdem May 22 #25
The clock test is checking for stroke/brain damage. Nt Trueblue Texan May 22 #33
It is also part of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Wiz Imp May 22 #44
Cursive is beautiful Joinfortmill May 22 #36
The horse is named Mr. Ed. City Lights May 22 #5
Why is Rebl2 May 22 #6
He talks so that no one else can speak. maxsolomon May 22 #22
Because he knows he's demented Joinfortmill May 22 #37
Yep...scared shitless because he watched his dad decline for then years Bengus81 May 23 #64
Funny, I'm about to be 78 and no doctor has had me take a cognitive test. I just had my sinkingfeeling May 22 #7
They're obviously buzzycrumbhunger May 22 #10
The WH is controlling the narrative, and wants to make Dump look strong sakabatou May 22 #15
me neither mountain grammy May 22 #30
Same here. My doctor just turned 40 and I'll be livetohike May 22 #38
Me, too. 77 here. I think they use the inital intervew Joinfortmill May 22 #40
Its not an automatic thing. You only do this when you've already assessed that something is off tulipsandroses May 22 #55
Shrink Tetrachloride May 22 #8
He's a horse's ass malaise May 22 #9
Amen! Joinfortmill May 22 #35
Trump does another 'SIR' delusional story........... riversedge May 22 #11
Note that he actually never gives the answer... Totally Tunsie May 22 #21
There is no such question on any known cognitive test. Nothing even remotely close. Wiz Imp May 22 #50
He is making up shit and people buy it. King_Klonopin May 23 #59
Usually Mossfern May 23 #61
Right. Personally, I don't believe Trump could even count backward by sevens accurately. Wiz Imp May 23 #66
Then reduce that number by 600%, 70sEraVet May 22 #24
Hahaha. Not. Joinfortmill May 22 #42
Every time he tells that story there are different animals. nt doc03 May 22 #12
The test should have one question... Escape May 22 #13
When I was in the hospital YEARS back, I took a cognitive test sakabatou May 22 #14
I might be able to spell "is" backwards Grim Chieftain May 22 #45
I don't know if I could spell a word bacward at 27, never mind 77. Joinfortmill May 22 #46
The word(s) they actually chose wasn't "backwards" sakabatou May 22 #56
If it was a VA facility, BidenRocks May 22 #51
I wasn't in a VA facility, it was a university hospital sakabatou May 22 #57
They were testing to see if you were disoriented (to person, place, time, situation) King_Klonopin May 23 #60
THAT was one of the words! sakabatou May 23 #69
"Name the horse?" Grins May 22 #16
They probably asked him to name the kind of animal it was, and he's gotten confused in the retelling. TheRickles May 22 #31
Likely the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test (MOCA) usonian May 22 #58
Thanks for posting the image of the test. King_Klonopin May 23 #62
No doubt. Like this one. usonian May 23 #67
I think Kimmel ran the video clips of him... Grins May 22 #18
Damned lies. Here is the "cognitive test" he took. usonian May 22 #19
The squirrel is in his head and it is named Rocky. flashman13 May 22 #20
I thought the squirrel was on his head 🤣 biophile May 22 #29
Hahaha Joinfortmill May 22 #48
How dumb do the idiots behind him at his rallies have to be to not realize he's dementia ChicagoTeamster May 22 #23
Pretty damn dumb. Joinfortmill May 22 #49
They clapped and cheered when he did this routine in front of the elderly travelingthrulife May 23 #63
Jeez, you would think people who lived through a whole life maybe even a war along with multiple ChicagoTeamster May 23 #65
Mr. Ed, or... Secretariat? Seabiscuit, perhaps. Martin Eden May 22 #26
National Velvet? Flicka? Silver? Quick Draw McGraw? twodogsbarking May 22 #39
Velvet! Mossfern May 23 #70
Mr. Ed, Smokey, Rocky bucolic_frolic May 22 #27
But what if it was "The horse with No Name"? ThoughtCriminal May 22 #28
America. A great group. Somewhat ironic, eh. twodogsbarking May 22 #43
Krasnov lies... ultralite001 May 22 #32
And he describes the animal part completely wrong. Wiz Imp May 22 #52
This is why I want to see him actually take the test... ultralite001 May 22 #54
Liar! Joinfortmill May 22 #34
The Daily Show - Desi lydic - Trump Brags on Three Cognitive Tests brachism May 22 #47
The fact that he has never once accurately described any part of the test Wiz Imp May 22 #53
Wonderful job sir D_Master81 May 23 #68

RockRaven

(20,021 posts)
2. Who is gonna tell him (again) that healthy/normal/"smart" people don't need to be tested by five doctors like that?
Fri May 22, 2026, 04:51 PM
May 22

Srkdqltr

(10,103 posts)
4. Thats stupid. Im a lot older than he is and all they ask me is to draw a clock face with a certain time.
Fri May 22, 2026, 04:55 PM
May 22

So I draw an analog clock with a digital clock because some younger folks dont read analog. Im getting a physical next week, I'll report back on what they ask.

The bigger question is why he has to do the test so often? Unless we don't know already.
I also write answers in cursive.

RockCreek

(1,615 posts)
17. Perhaps he already showed that he can't draw a proper clock
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:34 PM
May 22

And gets so nasty about it that they don't follow how that is getting worse.

agingdem

(9,036 posts)
25. That's the right questiion..
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:58 PM
May 22

Obviously the doctors are tracking his rapid cognitive decline/dementia..

And no one brags about undergoing cognitive evaluations let alone patting themselves on the back because they know an elephant from a giraffe..

and his MAGA disciples think this is everyday normal..pathetic!

Rebl2

(17,998 posts)
6. Why is
Fri May 22, 2026, 05:00 PM
May 22

he always laser focused on those cognitive tests? Every chance he gets he talks about it. Is it really because he doesn’t pass them, and of course doctors won’t contradict him.

maxsolomon

(39,349 posts)
22. He talks so that no one else can speak.
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:51 PM
May 22

He fills the air with whatever confabulation he thinks might be amusing but ultimately the goal is merely to use up time making people look at him and his grotesque clownery.

He may have taken one of these tests once but he DGAF if his story is accurate or consistent.

Bengus81

(10,534 posts)
64. Yep...scared shitless because he watched his dad decline for then years
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:49 AM
May 23

He knows the gene has been passed to him so he has to talk about it 24/7 and always claiming he "aced" the test.

sinkingfeeling

(58,219 posts)
7. Funny, I'm about to be 78 and no doctor has had me take a cognitive test. I just had my
Fri May 22, 2026, 05:06 PM
May 22

yearly Medicare exam, but no cognitive test. So, why does TSF have to take one every couple of months?

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,362 posts)
10. They're obviously
Fri May 22, 2026, 05:58 PM
May 22

…. monitoring for deterioration. I’m guessing he’s failed about 40 tests ago.

The real question, then, is why don’t they declare he’s deteriorating rapidly and is already beyond the point of no return?

Joinfortmill

(21,883 posts)
40. Me, too. 77 here. I think they use the inital intervew
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:38 PM
May 22

part of the visit to discern if you need a test.

tulipsandroses

(8,331 posts)
55. Its not an automatic thing. You only do this when you've already assessed that something is off
Fri May 22, 2026, 08:35 PM
May 22

We do a mini version in psychiatry - I have plenty of older patients that I treat for mental health issues. I only do a mini cog on the ones that already present with memory or some kind of cognitive issue. The last person I asked to do one, forgot that she saw me at a recent appointment. Of course that raised alarm bells.

The fact that he's taken it so many times tells you that his providers are concerned that he has cognitive problems.

riversedge

(82,102 posts)
11. Trump does another 'SIR' delusional story...........
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:14 PM
May 22

I am not sure but I think I have seen this one before??

Trump on his cognitive test: "It had a question like, 'pick a number, sir, any number.' Okay. 203. 'Multiple by 9. Divide by 2. Add on 1,324. Subtract 1,292. Sir, multiply it out one more time by 19. What is the answer, sir?' I got it right."

Trump on his cognitive test: "It had a question like, 'pick a number, sir, any number.' Okay. 203. 'Multiple by 9. Divide by 2. Add on 1,324. Subtract 1,292. Sir, multiply it out one more time by 19. What is the answer, sir?' I got it right."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-22T20:44:55.593Z

Totally Tunsie

(12,219 posts)
21. Note that he actually never gives the answer...
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:44 PM
May 22

just declares he got it right.
Someone needs to give him the ol' "Waiting, Sir..."

Wiz Imp

(10,749 posts)
50. There is no such question on any known cognitive test. Nothing even remotely close.
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:45 PM
May 22

And anyone who believes he could get such a question correct may be even more stupid than Trump.

King_Klonopin

(1,405 posts)
59. He is making up shit and people buy it.
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:28 AM
May 23

The MOCA cognitive test does ask the person to name three animals (horse, tiger, duck)
The MOCA asks people to recall 5 things the tester says to them (which are supposed to be unrelated BTW, not "TV, camera, man, woman" ffs)
and to count backwards subtracting by 7 starting at 60.
He is either lying (what else is new) or he can't remember anything about the test. Maybe a bit of both, called confabulating.
Cognitive test and IQ test are two entirely different things.
The cognitive test like the MOCA is used to assess for delirium and dementia -- not intelligence.
The MOCA is pretty simple. Folks should check it out to see what this imbecile is referring to.
It is administered to people suspected of cognitive impairment... like him.
He says he has done it FIVE times, which is very telling.

I also hate it when the other person in his narratives supposedly calls him "sir". What an asshat.

Wiz Imp

(10,749 posts)
66. Right. Personally, I don't believe Trump could even count backward by sevens accurately.
Sat May 23, 2026, 11:13 AM
May 23

But there is no way in a million years he could ever answer a math question like the one he describes.

70sEraVet

(5,722 posts)
24. Then reduce that number by 600%,
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:57 PM
May 22

And that's how much money the country will be worth when you're done with it!

sakabatou

(46,524 posts)
14. When I was in the hospital YEARS back, I took a cognitive test
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:29 PM
May 22

Questions were like:

First and last name?
Date of birth?
Home address?
Names of immediate family members?
Do you know where you are?
Can you spell [insert word] backwards?

It got to the point where I was spelling "backwards" backwards. I got snarky at the end of my stay.

sakabatou

(46,524 posts)
56. The word(s) they actually chose wasn't "backwards"
Fri May 22, 2026, 08:37 PM
May 22

They were different words, I just got snarky.

King_Klonopin

(1,405 posts)
60. They were testing to see if you were disoriented (to person, place, time, situation)
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:35 AM
May 23

which they do for patients who may have a head injury, post-anesthesia, delirium, dementia, psychiatric issues, etc.
nothing personal : )
Spelling WORLD backwards is a cognitive test.

TheRickles

(3,567 posts)
31. They probably asked him to name the kind of animal it was, and he's gotten confused in the retelling.
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:07 PM
May 22

King_Klonopin

(1,405 posts)
62. Thanks for posting the image of the test.
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:42 AM
May 23

I was too lazy.
Most people don't know how friggin' simple it is for someone who does not have organic brain damage!!
Did he draw the clock with a Sharpie?

Grins

(9,580 posts)
18. I think Kimmel ran the video clips of him...
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:38 PM
May 22

…doing this a short while ago, concentrating on the arithmetic.

The later clips were the animals and - they were different each time!

usonian

(27,040 posts)
19. Damned lies. Here is the "cognitive test" he took.
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:41 PM
May 22

Last edited Fri May 22, 2026, 08:22 PM - Edit history (1)



Finished it in two hours.

AND HE USED A HAMMER.

Name the following: These are the CORRECT answers.

bear --- Yogi
snake --- Stephen Miller
elephant --- Jumbo
horse --- Mister Ed
lion --- Clarence
giraffe --- Jeffrey (Epstein)
shark --- Shark Eel O'Neill
alligator --- Albert (who knows this?)
squirrel --- Rocky
moose --- Bulllwinikle

Extra credit test:
ARE YOU SUPERHUMAN?
• Stick a house key into an electrical outlet.
• Jump from the top of Trump Tower
• Play in traffic
• Hold my Plutonium

• Play Dead

• Get nazi-slapped

• Explain your teenie weenie

• Explain what you did with minors

• Tell the truth about the PA shooter

• Take a kick in the nuts

• Play with electricity

ChicagoTeamster

(1,450 posts)
23. How dumb do the idiots behind him at his rallies have to be to not realize he's dementia
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:57 PM
May 22

Ridden with his rambling nonsense bragging about passing a dementia test. Don’t some of those people have elderly family members who get the same tests? Don’t they realize that he’s describing taking dementia assessments? I helped care for my elderly parents and they would be given similar tests along with verbal screening from their doctors. It goes along with the edema and bruises. He’s 80 yrs old.

travelingthrulife

(5,726 posts)
63. They clapped and cheered when he did this routine in front of the elderly
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:45 AM
May 23

folks at The Villages in Florida. They must have known it was bs.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,450 posts)
65. Jeez, you would think people who lived through a whole life maybe even a war along with multiple
Sat May 23, 2026, 10:56 AM
May 23

Economic downturns would want a President who had all his marbles, but hey what do I know ? I’m just a regular guy.

Martin Eden

(16,020 posts)
26. Mr. Ed, or... Secretariat? Seabiscuit, perhaps.
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:59 PM
May 22

Name the horse's ass who brags about multiple cognitive exams without grasping why doctirs felt it was so necessary to keep administering them.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,762 posts)
28. But what if it was "The horse with No Name"?
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:05 PM
May 22

Trick question.
But maybe they are giving him a 2nd and 3rd test until he gets one right.

ultralite001

(2,779 posts)
32. Krasnov lies...
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:08 PM
May 22

He doesn't talk about most of the other parts of his cognitive assessment tests beyond the animals...



I think Krasnov should do a televised test... He should be proud to show his cognitive skills
for all the world to see...

Here's a video of a demonstration of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) if you've
never taken the exam or seen the exam administered.





Methinks watching Krasnov completing this assessment on prime time telly could be an Emmy-winning
performance. It could even be a Pay-Per-View fundraiser...


Wiz Imp

(10,749 posts)
52. And he describes the animal part completely wrong.
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:47 PM
May 22

He claims they name an animal and he has to point to which picture it is. It's the complete opposite. They point to a picture and he has to name the animal. He also always names at least 4 animals when the actual test ALWAYS includes just 3 animal pictures.

ultralite001

(2,779 posts)
54. This is why I want to see him actually take the test...
Fri May 22, 2026, 08:05 PM
May 22

Because America cannot believe a word he says...

brachism

(85 posts)
47. The Daily Show - Desi lydic - Trump Brags on Three Cognitive Tests
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:43 PM
May 22

From May 5, 2026... Starts at 3:01

?t=181

Wiz Imp

(10,749 posts)
53. The fact that he has never once accurately described any part of the test
Fri May 22, 2026, 07:52 PM
May 22

(The questions he claims he answered are absolutely NOT part of the cognitive tests) leads me to believe he has failed multiple tests. Pretty hard to believe he passed a cognitive exam when he can't even describe the test correctly.

D_Master81

(2,741 posts)
68. Wonderful job sir
Sat May 23, 2026, 11:48 AM
May 23

The world’s going to shit and our great leader is bragging about knowing the difference between a bear and a horse. What an embarrassment he is

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