Former President Donald Trump on Saturday confused the name of his former White House doctor moments after saying President Joe Biden should take a cognitive test.
The confusion occurred when Trump boasted that he had “passed” a cognitive test. Trump also criticized Biden, saying, “I think he should take a cognitive test like I did.”
“I took a cognitive test and I got it right. Doc Ronny – Doc Ronny Johnson,” Trump said, confusing the name of his White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, now a member of the House. “Does everyone know Ronny Johnson, congressman from Texas? He was the White House physician.”
Trump continued, boasting that he got “every question” right on the cognitive test that Jackson administered, apparently unaware that he had fumbled his name.
Jackson administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to Trump in 2018.
A Trump campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night.
Trump has confused the names of prominent officials and politicians before. In January, he confused GOP presidential rival Nikki Haley with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., when she was talking about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump referred to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the leader of Turkey and changed Biden’s name to that of former President Barack Obama, who Trump defended, saying he did so “sarcastically.”
Trump, who turned 78 on Friday, frequently tried to portray Biden, 81, as mentally incompetent.
Biden’s campaign fired back Saturday, posting a clip of Trump’s mayhem in X. The post received more than 18 thousand likes.
In a statement to NBC News, Biden campaign spokesman James Singer pointed to a CNBC Report in which CEOs who met with Trump said the former president was meandering and demonstrated a lack of focus.
Singer called Trump “deranged, unable to focus and diminishing before our eyes.”
“His only coherent thoughts this week were his affinity for more corporate tax cuts for billionaires, tax increases for the middle class, and his disdain for the people of Milwaukee,” Singer continued.
Biden also confused the names of politicians and officials. In February, she referred to former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017, rather than former Chancellor Angela Merkel. He also mentioned former French President François Mitterrand, who died in 1996, when he intended to reference French President Emmanuel Macron.
Biden is the oldest president in history. Polls indicate that voters are also concerned about what candidates’ age could mean for their ability to hold public office. Voters appear to view the issue as more of a liability for Biden than Trump, according to polls.
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