After former President Donald Trump claimed anyone who runs for the White House "should agree to take a full [and] complete Mental Competency Test" his son Donald Trump Jr. echoed the call.
Trump Jr. added his father "did this himself when he was President and he would have no problem doing it again."
Trump Jr. proceeded to yet again push the conspiracy theory President Joe Biden is not mentally fit for office, which has become a favorite in conservative circles.
In reference to Biden, Trump Jr. said he doesn't think "we can say the same about the current occupant of the White House!"
You can see Trump Jr.'s tweet and Trump's message below.
\u201cHe\u2019s 100% right. He did this himself when he was president and he would have no problem doing it again. I don\u2019t think we can say the same about the current occupant of the White House!\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
However, Trump Jr.'s critics were quick to note his father didn’t take a “mental competency test" as he claimed.
Trump has previously been criticized for bragging about acing an intelligence test that was actually an assessment to check for cognitive impairment and at one point declared he'd taken the test to prove he is more intelligent than “radical left maniacs.”
In fact, the "intelligence test" Trump bragged about was actually a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment.
MoCA was designed to assess different cognitive domains, including attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation.
The assessment's questions are simple and ask test subjects to demonstrate if they can remember five words. Cohen stressed that it is unimpressive that Trump can remember five words—namely “person, woman, man, camera, TV”—as Trump demonstrated at one point on live television.
Trump's claim was also criticized by his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen—who once suggested the fact Trump had him write numerous letters to different schools in an effort to conceal his transcripts and scores on standardized tests is proof enough his cognitive abilities are nowhere near what he has publicly claimed.
Trump Jr.'s claim was swiftly mocked online.
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr person. man. woman. camera. tv. haaaaaaaaa.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr Nearly half of Trump's own cabinet ended up coming to the conclusion that he wasn't mentally fit to serve as president. I have yet to hear that from anyone in Biden's cabinet, or any responsible Republican.\n\nI don't think this is the winning hand that you think it is.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr Thats right. He had to remember a bunch of words, right? I think they were:\n\nYour\nDad\nWill\nNever\nLove\nYou\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr \u201cPerson. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.\u201d\n\nIt\u2019s chilling to see the most powerful man in the world bragging that he passed a test that they give people to find out whether they should be allowed to take the bus by themselves.\n\nAs part of the test, he correctly identified an Elephant!\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr How about you two go first?\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr Imagine bragging that his father was able to identify an elephant in a picture, and he would have no problem doing it again. \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr Your father would fail.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
\u201c@DonaldJTrumpJr Maybe work with your father, so that he can understand the difference between \u201csimultaneously\u201d and \u201ccontemporaneously.\u201d He probably did when he was younger. But obviously age does catch up.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1676997028
Trump has in the past boasted his doctors were stunned by his ability to recall the words he had to utter as part of the cognitive assessment.
During a Fox News interview in 2020, Trump claimed the test gets “very hard" and his doctors were very impressed with his ability to remember the words in order—so much so they told him in the middle of the test.
Trump said the experience is proof he has "a good memory" and he's "cognitively there.”
