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Presidential Physician Says Trump Aced The Cognitive Exam [VIDEO]

Amber Athey Podcast Columnist
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The Physician to the President Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson said during Tuesday’s White House press briefing that President Donald Trump requested, then aced, a cognitive ability exam.

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Reporters have suggested for months that Trump is mentally unstable, and NBC’s Hallie Jackson was quick to ask about the president’s mental health during the briefing.

Trump was not initially supposed to receive a cognitive exam during his first presidential trip to the doctor, but Dr. Jackson said that Trump specifically requested the exam himself.

“I had absolutely no concerns about his cognitive ability or his — you know, neurological function,” Jackson asserted. “I was not going to do a cognitive exam. I had no intention of doing one. The reason we did the cognitive assessment is plain and simple because the president asked me to do it.”

Jackson then explained that the president did “exceedingly well” on the exam and he has no reasons to question his mental ability.

“The president did exceedingly well on it,” Jackson assured reporters. “That was not driven at all by any concerns I had. It was driven by the president’s wishes and he did well on it.”

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