Trump after a cognitive test: had « all the answers correct »

US President Donald Trump also completed a cognitive test in his routine health check. The 78-year-old said that he wanted to do things differently than his predecessor Joe biden. That is why he also did a cognitive test that bids refused. « I don’t know what to tell you other than that I had all the answers correct, » said the Republican in front of reporters. However, he did not give details on the type of test and the concrete results.

Trump said he had contested cognitive tests several times in the past and never did anything wrong. Otherwise, the president raved about his condition at the health check. « Overall, I had the feeling that I was in very good shape. A good heart. A good soul. A very good soul. » The report with the results will be published on Sunday, he announced.

The presidential check and the matter with age

It is one of the peculiarities of US politics that president in the United States has to disclose from time to time as it is about their health. This is not legally prescribed, but has become a kind of ritual that no president can be used around.

Especially at biden, the health checks had attracted some attention every time, since there was great doubts about the mental fitness of the Democrat at the end of his term. For this reason, Biden withdrew from the race for a second term only months before the presidential election in 2024. In 2021, Biden had moved into the White House at the age of 78 as the oldest president of all time. In this ranking, Trump replaced him when he took office in January. The Republican also moved to the government center in Washington at the age of 78, but was a few months older than before. Trump turns 79 in June.

Trump’s dementia-day recognition test 2018

The Republican was also confronted with speculation about his state of mind during his first term (2017 to 2021) – and with doubts about his mental ability to practice the office. At the time, Trump tried to dispel the Trump with cognitive tests.

In January 2018, he tested a test, as he was used for early detection in the event of suspicion of dementia and Alzheimer’s. In the test, the patient must recognize drawn animals such as a lion or a rhino or trace a cube. There are also questions that aim at concentration and memory. At the time, Trump existed with 30 out of 30 points and expressed very proudly about it. In the past, the Republican described himself as a « mentally very stable genius ».