{"id":69708,"date":"2021-06-18T16:04:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T20:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69708"},"modified":"2021-06-18T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T20:04:55","slug":"14-house-members-demand-imposter-potus-biden-take-a-cognitive-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69708","title":{"rendered":"14 House Members Demand Imposter POTUS Biden Take a Cognitive Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trump White House doctor, 13 other House Republicans urge Biden to take cognitive test<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Rick Rouan<br \/>\nUSA TODAY<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"USATODAY-Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/uw-media.usatoday.com\/embed\/video\/7476758002?placement=snow-embed\" width=\"540\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The former White House doctor who gave a glowing report in 2018 about then-President Donald Trump\u2019s cognitive abilities is calling on President Joe Biden to take the same test.<\/p>\n<article class=\"gnt_pr\">\n<div class=\"gnt_ar_b\">\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, led a group of 14 Republicans who\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/jackson.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/rep._jackson_letter_to_president_biden_regarding_moca_test.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">sent Biden a letter<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday urging him to take a cognitive test and make the results public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The freshman Congressman served as White House physician under former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Trump. In 2018, he gave Trump a clean bill of health after an annual physical and cognitive test that came amid questions about Trump\u2019s mental fitness to serve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">At the time, Jackson said it was the first instance he knew of a cognitive test being administered to a sitting president,\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/01\/16\/white-house-doctor-trump-medically-fit-serve\/1037199001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">saying Trump was \u201cmentally very sharp.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cWe believe that, regardless of gender, age, or political party, all presidents should follow the precedent set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities,\u201d Jackson and his Republican colleagues wrote in their\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/jackson.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/rep._jackson_letter_to_president_biden_regarding_moca_test.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">June 17 letter to Biden.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/10\/23\/USAT\/a4b3298e-ed73-492a-b492-e6db6ab127eb-VPC_DEBATE_COVID_RESPONSE_WIDE_POOL.jpg?width=660&amp;height=372&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/10\/23\/USAT\/a4b3298e-ed73-492a-b492-e6db6ab127eb-VPC_DEBATE_COVID_RESPONSE_WIDE_POOL.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"President Joe Biden, pictured here during the final debate of the 2020 campaign, bristled at questions about his mental fitness during the presidential campaign.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"President Joe Biden, pictured here during the final debate of the 2020 campaign, bristled at questions about his mental fitness during the presidential campaign.\" data-c-credit=\"POOL\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Trump campaign made Biden\u2019s mental fitness\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2020\/07\/19\/donald-trumps-effort-paint-joe-biden-mentally-unfit-becomes-gamble\/5385856002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">a major piece of its 2020 campaign.<\/a>\u00a0In campaign ads and rallies, Trump sought to paint Biden as mentally unfit to serve.\u00a0His mental fitness has been a regular\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2021\/02\/26\/fact-check-missing-context-post-biden-and-nuclear-codes\/6821127002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">target\u00a0<\/a>for misinformation spreading online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Biden, 78, is the\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/11\/05\/oldest-president-joe-biden\/6181672002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">oldest president in American history.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Biden has\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2020\/08\/05\/joe-biden-bristles-errol-barnett-after-cognitive-test-question\/3298373001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">bristled at questions about his mental capabilities.<\/a>\u00a0Biden\u2019s doctor released a medical report in December 2019 in which he described Biden as \u201chealthy, vigorous\u201d and \u201cfit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency,\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-election-2020-joe-biden-medication-michael-bloomberg-24cc372018212efacb89f9e0cdd08444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">according to The Associated Press.<\/a>\u00a0NBC News reported the report\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/meet-the-press\/blog\/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541\/ncrd1103456#blogHeader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">did not mention &#8220;mental deficiencies.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Jackson said in a\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/jackson.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">prepared statement<\/a>\u00a0that it is \u201cpast time\u201d that Biden submit to a cognitive test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe American people deserve to have absolute confidence in their president,\u201d he said in the statement. \u201cThey deserve to know that he or she can perform the duties demanded of the office, and they deserve to have full transparency on the mental state of their highest elected leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Jackson claimed Biden has shown &#8220;clear mental impairment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Jackson was elected last year in Texas\u2019 13th Congressional district. Trump nominated Jackson, a Navy rear admiral, to serve as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2018, but he\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/04\/26\/ronny-jackson-withdraws-va-secretary\/552519002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\">withdrew from consideration amid allegations of misconduct, including drinking on the job and contributing to a hostile work environment.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The other 13 Republicans who signed the letter are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs, of Ohio<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, of South Carolina<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, of Maryland<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, of Texas<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, of Georgia<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, of New York<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. W. Gregory Steube, of Florida<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, of Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, of Florida<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl, of Alabama<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon, of Texas<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Diana Harsbarger, of Tennessee<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, of Texas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_gl_vg\" data-c-tc=\"22\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">___<br \/>\n<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/06\/18\/joe-biden-urged-take-mental-cognition-test-14-house-republicans\/7743927002\/\">https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/06\/18\/joe-biden-urged-take-mental-cognition-test-14-house-republicans\/7743927002\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump White House doctor, 13 other House Republicans urge Biden to take cognitive test<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}