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Trump says he took a cognitive test as part of his latest physical

President Trump takes questions from reporters on Air Force One on April 11, 2025.
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President Trump takes questions from reporters on Air Force One on April 11, 2025.

President Trump told reporters that a cognitive exam was among the tests he had on Friday during his at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and said his doctors would deliver a report about his results in coming days.

"I took a cognitive test. And I don't know what to tell you, other than I got every answer right," Trump said. "I took just a lot of different tests, having to do with the heart, having to do with other things."

Presidents are not obligated to reveal their medical records, and there is a of presidents concealing their medical issues.

Trump — who has been in recent years — is 78, the oldest president to start a second term in office. His predecessor former President Joe Biden started his first term at the same age, and while he was in office.

A cognitive test was part of Trump's . Trump later recounted how he "aced" the test.

The test was not part of , a decision the White House had to defend after Biden struggled during his debate with Trump last summer before ultimately dropping out of the presidential race.

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Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ's Washington Desk. She appears on ½ûÂþÌìÌà shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The ½ûÂþÌìÌà Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.