More than 50 House Republicans are reportedly calling for President Joe Biden to take a cognitive test on Wednesday, questioning his fitness for the job at the age of 79.
"We again write to you to express concern with your current cognitive state and to urge you to submit to a cognitive test immediately. We believe that, regardless of gender, age, or political party, all Presidents should follow the example set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities," said a letter signed by a total of 54 Republicans, which Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas led.
The letter was addressed to President Biden, key members of House Republican leadership, including Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks, R-Ind., Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson, R-La, as well signed the letter. "While you have largely brushed aside these assertions as partisan political attacks, the left-leaning New York Times recently published an article outlining all of this in great detail." The letter continued, "According to The New York Times, the increased scrutiny surrounding your cognitive state has been fueled by your recent public appearances."
It is the third letter sent by Jackson, a former White House physician, demanding Biden to undergo a cognitive test and share the results immediately. Jackson sent similar letters to Biden in June 2021 and February.
Jackson previously told New York Times that Biden often shuffles his feet when he walks, stumbles over words, loses his train of thought, and has difficulties recalling names or sometimes appears momentarily confused. He also insisted that Biden is showing one of the Alzheimer's Association's 10 early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's – "changes in mood and personality," including being more "easily upset."
"I honestly don't care about Ronny Jackson's 'look at me' routine," White House spokesman Andrew Bates previously responded to Jackson pushing for a presidential cognitive test. "But if y'all get any mail from Nick Riviera, please don't be a stranger." Referring to "The Simpsons" character Dr. Nick Riviera, a quack medical doctor with shady credentials.
Meanwhile, Jackson told Fox News that increasing support for his latest letter regarding Biden's condition is a vindication of his earlier focus on the matter. "I have long said there would come a time when I was not the only one discussing Joe Biden's cognitive decline. That time is now," he said. "This is not a political issue, it's common sense. If Joe Biden is confident in his ability to excel at a cognitive test the way President Trump did, he can easily put his fellow Democrats' fears to rest with this one simple test."
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