Adam Schiff Advocates Cognitive Tests for Biden and Trump

[Social Media]

 

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) made a bold statement on Sunday, asserting that both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump should be open to taking cognitive tests as they vie for the White House this November. During an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press" with Kristen Welker, Schiff emphasized the importance of transparency regarding the mental acuity of presidential candidates.

 

"Look, I’d be happy if both the president and Donald Trump took cognitive tests," Schiff said when asked specifically about Biden. He reiterated his stance when pressed further, adding, "I think they both should be willing to take a test." Schiff went on to suggest that a cognitive test might reveal significant health concerns for Trump, saying, "I think, frankly, a test would show Donald Trump has a serious illness of one kind or another."

 

Schiff's comments come at a time of increased scrutiny on President Biden's capacity to handle the demanding responsibilities of the presidency, particularly following a challenging debate performance. This has led to some within his party urging him to consider stepping aside as the top candidate.

 

In response to these concerns, Biden recently engaged in a high-profile interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos. During the interview, Biden was questioned about his willingness to undergo an independent medical evaluation, including neurological and cognitive tests, and to disclose the results. Biden firmly stated, "Look, I have a cognitive test every single day. Every day I have that test; everything I do," and highlighted his active engagement with international leaders such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier that day.

 

When Stephanopoulos asked if Biden believed he had the mental and physical capacity to serve another four years, Biden responded confidently, "I believe so. I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t think I did. I’m running again because I think I understand best what has to be done to take this nation to a completely new level. We’re on our way. We’re on our way."

 

A source familiar with the Biden campaign's strategy asserted that the president consistently demonstrates his capability to fulfill his duties, suggesting that the campaign is prepared to move beyond the debate. "Ultimately, the decision is going to come down to what Joe Biden thinks is best," Schiff said in his Sunday interview. "And if his decision is to run, then run hard and beat that SOB. And if his decision is to pass the torch, then the president should do everything in his power to make that other candidate successful."

 

Credit: Hill 2024-07-09

 

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[jerrymahoney]

Carville calls for Clinton, Obama to help select fresh options to replace Biden
 07/08/24 3:20 PM ET

 

Carville said in an op-ed in The New York Times on Monday that he expects Biden will drop out of the 2024 race, saying it will only take time before the president will bow to pressure from Democrats and public and private polling. He also wrote that the sooner this happens, the better. ...

 

“We’ve got to do it out in the open — the exact opposite of what Donald Trump wants us to do,” Carville said. “For the first time in his life, Mr. Trump is praying. To win the White House and increase his chances of avoiding an orange jumpsuit, he needs Democrats to make the wrong moves in the coming days — namely, to appear to rig the nomination for a fading president or the sitting vice president or some other heir apparent.” 

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4760440-carville-democrats-clinton-obama/

[Tug]

The felon would never agree heck who’s seen the felons medical records let alone his school records……doubt it will ever happen 

[thaipo7]

2 hours ago, Tug said:

The felon would never agree heck who’s seen the felons medical records let alone his school records……doubt it will ever happen 

Who is the felon?   I mean the REAL felon with $30 million or more hidden?  Does he still have classified documents in his garage?  Are the 21 LLCs still in operation?  Don't want to hear yours BS on a felon tried by corrupt Democrat Justices and judges who only goal was "Get Trump."  These is a difference you know.  Then again maybe you don't.  They going to get Schiff to take a lying detector test first?  He started, swore to and still talks about Russian collusion.

[Cryingdick]

3 hours ago, Tug said:

The felon would never agree heck who’s seen the felons medical records let alone his school records……doubt it will ever happen 

 

The felon would never agree is a hypothetical. the president outright refuses after several requests is a fact. It isn't a hard test from what i have read. Stop lying to yourself we all know why Joe won't do it.

[Hanaguma]

3 hours ago, Tug said:

The felon would never agree heck who’s seen the felons medical records let alone his school records……doubt it will ever happen 

As things stand, "The Felon" will be your President in January 2025.  Better get used to it. 

[Chomper Higgot]

Trump was already rushed in the middle of the night to be administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test at the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital.

 

There is a clear public interest case for the reason why this was deemed necessary to be published.

 

 

[Tug]

17 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

As things stand, "The Felon" will be your President in January 2025.  Better get used to it. 

Naa ain’t buying it the guy who’s trying to destroy our democracy the guy who is adjudged the very worst in our history who got thousands of Americans killed due to his gross mishandling of Covid the guy who embezzled from his own charity and on and on versus the president who brought us back from the brink of another Great Depression has done great things for middle America naa ain’t buying it comrade 

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

Schiff emphasized the importance of transparency regarding the mental acuity of presidential candidates.

 

That is right .

And not only for the presidential candidates ...

[newbee2022]

4 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

Carville calls for Clinton, Obama to help select fresh options to replace Biden
 07/08/24 3:20 PM ET

 

Carville said in an op-ed in The New York Times on Monday that he expects Biden will drop out of the 2024 race, saying it will only take time before the president will bow to pressure from Democrats and public and private polling. He also wrote that the sooner this happens, the better. ...

 

“We’ve got to do it out in the open — the exact opposite of what Donald Trump wants us to do,” Carville said. “For the first time in his life, Mr. Trump is praying. To win the White House and increase his chances of avoiding an orange jumpsuit, he needs Democrats to make the wrong moves in the coming days — namely, to appear to rig the nomination for a fading president or the sitting vice president or some other heir apparent.” 

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4760440-carville-democrats-clinton-obama/

The only one to run might be someone with immense lot of money to invest into a campaign by themselves. Michelle Obama can beat Trump by far.

However, she doesn't make a move in this direction and also Harris has to give up.

Likely to happen? I doubt it.🙏

[nobodysfriend]

Kamala Harris , so far , is loyal to Biden .

But , if he drops out , she will make a good job being the first female mixed race president ....

[thaibeachlovers]

5 hours ago, Social Media said:

"Look, I’d be happy if both the president and Donald Trump took cognitive tests," Schiff said when asked specifically about Biden. He reiterated his stance when pressed further, adding, "I think they both should be willing to take a test." Schiff went on to suggest that a cognitive test might reveal significant health concerns for Trump, saying, "I think, frankly, a test would show Donald Trump has a serious illness of one kind or another."

 

It would only be of use if a fail meant the candidate was disqualified, and who would be willing to do a test of such enormous consequence?

It would also have to be mandatory for all future candidates.

 

It's pretty obvious Biden would fail, though if Trump passed Schiff might regret proposing it.

[thaibeachlovers]

42 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

 

That is right .

And not only for the presidential candidates ...

I'd like to see Schiff take one. He comes across to me as not quite right in the brain department.

[blazes]

The shiftless Schiff....the champion liar of Capitol Hill....imagine the competition he has to overcome to win that award....

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

5 hours ago, Social Media said:

Schiff said in his Sunday interview. "And if his decision is to run, then run hard and beat that SOB.

I'd love to be in the room when Schiff finds out that Trump is the next president.

[CallumWK]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Trump was already rushed in the middle of the night to be administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test at the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital.

 

And he passed the test with flying colours. How about your dement incumbent?

[Chomper Higgot]

5 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

And he passed the test with flying colours. How about your dement incumbent?

Firstly, my point was the public need to be told why it was deemed necessary to rush Trump in the middle of the night to the Walter Reed Hospital to administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test.

 

What circumstances lead to that decision being made?

 

Secondly, the only evidence we have of Trump passing the test ‘with flying colors’ is Tru p’s own statements on the matter. Statements that have frequently been inconsistent with each other and inconsistent with what the test actually comprises.

 

Again, because this is the import point:

Why was it deemed necessary to rush Trump in the middle of the night to the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital to administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test.

 

This happened. Why did it happen?!

[CallumWK]

10 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

the only evidence we have of Trump passing the test ‘with flying colors’ is Tru p’s own statements on the matter. Statements that have frequently been inconsistent with each other and inconsistent with what the test actually comprises.

 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-doctor-behind-cognitive-test-says-trump-s-score-is-normal-performance-1.5036251

 

TORONTO -- The Canadian doctor behind the cognitive test Donald Trump recently took says the U.S. president's results are "normal performance," adding that the assessment is not an intelligence or an IQ test.

Dr. Ziad Nasreddine, who developed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in the early 1990s, told CTVNews.ca that the 30-question test is used as a screening tool to identify cognitive dysfunction, including early signs of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

"The average score for normal individuals is 27, the cut off for normal is 26 so anything above 26 is considered normal. When [Trump] got 30 out of 30 on the test, it's still considered to be normal performance," Nasreddine said in a phone interview on Thursday.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/24/health/trump-hospital-gupta-analysis/index.html

“He actively asked me to include that in it, so we did,” Jackson told reporters, including myself. Jackson said Trump received a 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a quick screening for mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease but not a diagnostic tool.

 

13 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why was it deemed necessary to rush Trump in the middle of the night to the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital to administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test.

 

 

Jackson said that President Trump asked that he be administered a cognitive exam, which is not a routine part of a physical. Jackson, who had also been the physician to President Barack Obama, said it was the first time he was aware of any president taking any sort of cognitive test.

[spidermike007]

I think that's a great idea, and I think it would show that neither man is up for the job. At a minimum Trump is semi senile, and insane, and there's no doubt that Biden is too old for the job. In an ideal world they would both be replaced with competent leaders and far younger far more vital candidates. 

 

Instead we're stuck with a madman who could possibly be the most dangerous person on the planet, and a very old man who is no longer up for the job, and who has a running mate who is hugely unpopular and very scary. A very sad moment in America and the world. 

[jerrymahoney]

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

The only one to run might be someone with immense lot of money to invest into a campaign by themselves

And the only one who fits that criteria is billionaire Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois who have stated "not me".

[nauseus]

3 hours ago, Tug said:

Naa ain’t buying it the guy who’s trying to destroy our democracy the guy who is adjudged the very worst in our history who got thousands of Americans killed due to his gross mishandling of Covid the guy who embezzled from his own charity and on and on versus the president who brought us back from the brink of another Great Depression has done great things for middle America naa ain’t buying it comrade 

 

Adjudged by Tug - so ignore it.

[Cryingdick]

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Trump was already rushed in the middle of the night to be administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test at the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital.

 

There is a clear public interest case for the reason why this was deemed necessary to be published.

 

 

 

it Isn't a life saving procedure. Nobody gets rushed in the middle of the night to take one.

[illisdean]

Biden wold fail even the most basic cog test, otherwise he would have taken one by now. Biden has difficulty speaking, walking, making sense of anything now and cannot even find his way when walking to a podium without assistance which includes photos, diagrams, instructions (refer to Hot Air/Axios link) Trump showed the world just what a mentally challenged Biden truly is during his CNN debate beatdown humiliation of Biden. Trump don't a cog test, he passed the Montreal one. Biden don't need a cog test either, it's unnecessary now based on his recently exposed obvious mental decline. The world can see how gone Bidens brain is and his serious mental decline every-time he speaks.  Only Biden supporters and those who vote for him should consider having their heads examined for signs of life between their ears.

 

 

Biden’s childlike world

[nauseus]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Firstly, my point was the public need to be told why it was deemed necessary to rush Trump in the middle of the night to the Walter Reed Hospital to administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test.

 

What circumstances lead to that decision being made?

 

Secondly, the only evidence we have of Trump passing the test ‘with flying colors’ is Tru p’s own statements on the matter. Statements that have frequently been inconsistent with each other and inconsistent with what the test actually comprises.

 

Again, because this is the import point:

Why was it deemed necessary to rush Trump in the middle of the night to the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital to administer the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test.

 

This happened. Why did it happen?!

 

More important - why is Biden not doing the test at all?

[NativeBob]

now on MSNBC: Biden is Parkinson's fella. Who would have thought?

[Eric Loh]

9 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

More important - why is Biden not doing the test at all?

You think Trump will agree to a real cognitive test? 

[susanlea]

7 hours ago, Tug said:

The felon would never agree heck who’s seen the felons medical records let alone his school records……doubt it will ever happen 

Trump plays golf and talks normal. The other guy thinks he is a black woman.

[susanlea]

9 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

You think Trump will agree to a real cognitive test? 

For sure. Live on air against Biden.

[Eric Loh]

3 minutes ago, susanlea said:

For sure. Live on air against Biden.

Trump told you or just your loyalty defense mechanism kicking in. 

[susanlea]

3 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Trump told you or just your loyalty defense mechanism kicking in. 

He acts like a normal person. Biden has declined 80%.