Trump touts perfect cognitive test score urges testing

President Donald Trump has publicly celebrated a perfect score on a cognitive screening test taken during a recent physical examination, framing the result as proof of superior mental fitness and calling for mandatory testing for all presidential candidates. The announcement has drawn scrutiny from medical experts who caution that the test is a routine screening tool, not a measure of intelligence or executive function.

Trump, 79, shared the results in a post on Truth Social on May 30, following a physical exam. He stated he had scored 30 out of 30 on what he called an "approved, high difficulty, Cognitive Test," a result he described as indicating "extreme intelligence." He claimed this was his fourth consecutive perfect score on such an exam and asserted that no other U.S. president had ever taken a similar test. In his post, Trump advocated that all people running for president and vice president should be forced to take such exams.

The White House physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, released a memo stating the president remains in "excellent health" and is "fully fit to carry out all duties." The memo noted Trump had undergone a comprehensive neurological exam with normal...