Attention Media: The question isn't "How tough is the cognitive test Trump took?"

[Ms. Toad]

38. About those pesky facts.

It was widely reported at the time that he had a cognitive assessment test.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-health-under-scrutiny-again-after-unplanned-visit-to-walter-reed/2019/11/18/f83c91a4-0a26-11ea-97ac-a7ccc8dd1ebc_story.html

His first physical WAS at Walter Reed - the location in which he says his cognitive assessment test was conducted:

Trump had his first physical as president at Walter Reed in January 2018. His second was in February 2019. Trump’s doctors hailed his health as “excellent” and “very good” after those exams.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-health-under-scrutiny-again-after-unplanned-visit-to-walter-reed/2019/11/18/f83c91a4-0a26-11ea-97ac-a7ccc8dd1ebc_story.html

He's currently bragging about a perfect score - the same way his score at the time was described.

Jan. 16, 2018

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s White House physician said Tuesday that the president received a perfect score on a cognitive test designed to screen for neurological impairment, which the military doctor said was evidence that Mr. Trump does not suffer from mental issues that prevent him from functioning in office.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/us/politics/trump-health-exam-doctor-cognitive-test.htm


The explanation for why he took it is the same he gave at the time he took it in 2018

Mr. Trump, the doctor said, asked for the cognitive test to answer his critics and attempt to quell questions about his mental abilities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/us/politics/trump-health-exam-doctor-cognitive-test.html

It has not been reported, as part of any medical report released since then, that he has repeated the cognitive assessment.

The only reference he has made to when he took it is "very recently." That is the only element of his current spiel that is not an exact match for the 2018 test.

His sense of time is warped. Just look at his comments about coronavirus, or how soon he is going to do things (two weeks).

This recent discussion was a response to Hannity mentioning that Biden had taken several cognitive tests. He had to prove he did too, so he dredged up his 2-year old test to prove he was better than Biden.