President Takes Cognitive Test After Criticism of Mental Sharpness

The president said being called "dumb" prompted him to take a cognitive test. He made the remarks at a rally held at Rockland Community College in New York. The president told supporters he raised the issue with his doctor after critics questioned his mental acuity earlier this month. He said the doctor offered the test and noted that no previous presidents had taken it.

The president described the test questions, saying they began with simple identification tasks before moving to arithmetic problems. He stated that he answered the final calculation correctly. The president said the test is scheduled again on Monday during a medical and dental checkup at Walter Reed Hospital.

The examination would mark his fourth publicized evaluation since returning to office. The president has previously discussed results from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a screening tool used to detect cognitive impairment.