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16. "The doctor behind a cognitive test Trump took says 'it's supposed to be easy"

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 09:28 PM

Jul 2020

"This is not an IQ test or the level of how a person is extremely skilled or not,” Nasreddine agreed in a call with MarketWatch. “The test is supposed to help physicians detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, and it became very popular because it was a short test, and very sensitive for early impairment.”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-doctor-behind-a-cognitive-test-trump-took-says-its-supposed-to-be-easy-for-people-with-no-cognitive-impairment-2020-07-20

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Attention Media: The question isn't "How tough is the cognitive test Trump took?" [View all] TeamPooka Jul 2020 OP

See, that wasn't hard at all. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #1

That's what the doctors they bring on keep asking but the media seems stupid JI7 Jul 2020 #2

Excellent question PatSeg Jul 2020 #3

ansd since he will bring it up again the media needs to be prepared. TeamPooka Jul 2020 #4

Hey, it's the first test he's actually shown up for and taken himself ... mr_lebowski Jul 2020 #6

Yes, perhaps that's it PatSeg Jul 2020 #11

It may be the first test he ever passed. TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #7

Or as Mr. Lebowski said PatSeg Jul 2020 #14

That had occurred to me, too. TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #15

THANK YOU !!! You only get those test if its apparent that there's something wrong !! uponit7771 Jul 2020 #5

Not true...they give it to most people after a certain age (I think 65). tableturner Jul 2020 #10

Not always. I'm almost 73 and been in hospital three times since March. Never got the test... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #17

I will be 70 next month. I've never had this test. nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #19

Neither I nor my 65+ friends have ever even heard of it. Bet they designed it especially for him. ancianita Jul 2020 #22

It's a standard test. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #44

I am 70. I had the test several years ago wnylib Jul 2020 #35

I'm 71 Mossfern Jul 2020 #24

Yeah, nope! My mother had SEVERAL massive strokes but until the second one was she tested for The_REAL_Ecumenist Jul 2020 #32

And why does he think non-dain bramage is something to crow about. unblock Jul 2020 #8

Also, this is our very large country we're talking about. enough Jul 2020 #9

I am 67 and I would be embarrassed to admit that I took this test, even if I aced it. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2020 #12

I am not embarrassed to admit that wnylib Jul 2020 #37

You wouldn't brag about it one way or the other, right? OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2020 #39

Not something for a president to wnylib Jul 2020 #40

It's the lowest bar. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2020 #41

The qualifications you list would have undermined FDR misanthrope Jul 2020 #52

The staff at Walter Reed were covering their asses ... inevitably they'll end up on the stand mr_lebowski Jul 2020 #13

"The doctor behind a cognitive test Trump took says 'it's supposed to be easy" BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #16

Actually, a cognitive test is part of an annual " Medicare exam." Silver Swan Jul 2020 #18

I've been on Medicare for a few years now Mossfern Jul 2020 #25

Same here. n/t Tess49 Jul 2020 #36

Yep, it was part of mine last year. Shrike47 Jul 2020 #28

Trump probably failed a urine test after studying all night Mr. Ected Jul 2020 #20

That's what the Russian hookers were paid for... GopherGal Jul 2020 #26

My own question is: who gave him the test answers in advance? ancianita Jul 2020 #21

He was at Walter Reed in 2018 for his annual physical. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #23

... and he's bragging about it now? Mossfern Jul 2020 #27

Yup. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #29

He went to Walter Reed In Nov. 2019 and never released why TeamPooka Jul 2020 #30

There is nothing but his statement that he took it recently to connect it to Walter Reed. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #31

nothing to connect it to Walter Reed except that he said it, again and again. Here you go TeamPooka Jul 2020 #34

About those pesky facts. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #38

Well, you must know what's going on in his head. Since you say you do. Whatever TeamPooka Jul 2020 #42

I just find it very odd Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #43

It's odd to you that I am going by his quotes and exact statements. I find it odd that TeamPooka Jul 2020 #45

Excuses? Are you joking? Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #47

That is the first time he has said Ronny's name in this recent context. TeamPooka Jul 2020 #49

That's because it is the first time he has expressly named Jackson Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #50

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2020 #33

The US "media" that helped bring us trump is collectively Incompetent. Cha Jul 2020 #46

Medicare provides what is called a yearly "Wellness Visit." kskiska Jul 2020 #48

His new story is that HE ASKED for the test. nt. Mariana Jul 2020 #51