All US presidential candidates should be mandated to take cognitive and aptitude tests, Republicans’ likely candidate argues
Former US President Donald Trump has called on incumbent leader Joe Biden to immediately take a cognitive test to prove his fitness for office. Trump has said he is willing to take the test alongside Biden, stating that the two would be working as a “team.”
Trump made the call on Friday in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“Joe should immediately take a Cognitive Test, and I will go with him, and take one also. For the first time we’ll be a team, and do it for the good of the Country,” Trump wrote.
Trump also argued that such tests should be mandatory for all future presidential candidates. “From now on, all Presidential candidates should be mandated to take a Cognitive Test and Aptitude Test, regardless of their age!!!” he added.
Concerns over Biden’s cognitive and physical abilities have increased following the recent presidential debate, which many considered to be a poor performance. This has led to growing dissent within the Democratic Party, with an increasing number of high-profile members and major donors urging Biden to withdraw from the election.
In response to the mounting criticism, Biden has repeatedly dismissed any possibility of dropping his campaign, insisting he is the only person capable of defeating Trump in November. He has also reacted angrily to speculation about his health, stating he does not need any cognitive tests, given his job.
“I have a cognitive test every single day. Every day, I have that test. Everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, but I’m running the world. Not – and that’s not hi – sounds like hyperbole, but we are the essential nation of the world,” Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos in an interview last week.
However, Biden’s efforts to convince the nation of his fitness for office appear to have been ineffective, and may have even backfired. A recent CBS News/YouGov survey, conducted after the debate, found that 72% of registered voters do not believe that Biden has the “mental and cognitive health necessary to serve as president.”