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More than 50 House Republicans have called for Joe Biden to take a cognitive test as concerns grow about his health and mental fitness at age 79.
Fifty-four Republicans signed the letter addressed to Biden, including former White House doctor Rep. Ronny Jackson who worked in both the Obama and Trump administrations.
In June 2021, there were 37 co-signers on a similar letter that Jackson led. Now there’s an increase of 13 more Republicans.
R-Texas. That’s up from 13 co-signers on a similar letter Jackson led in June 2021, and 37 co-signers on a letter in February.
“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,” the letter says.
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The letter notes that Biden has attempted to brush aside these concerns as partisan political attacks, but even liberal outlets have detailed the obvious signs of Biden’s declining mental health.
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Jackson, a former White House physician himself, has been the loudest voice in the GOP push for Biden to take a cognitive test. The White House dismisses the effort as a publicity stunt.
“I honestly don’t care about Ronny Jackson’s ‘look at me’ routine,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates told Fox News earlier this year in response to Jackson pushing for a presidential cognitive test. “But if y’all get any mail from Nick Riviera, please don’t be a stranger.”
Bates was referring to “The Simpsons” character Dr. Nick Riviera — better known as Dr. Nick — who is a quack medical doctor with shady credentials…
Biden also often makes verbal gaffes, ranging from the inane, like appearing to try to shake hands with a person who is not there, to the severe, like saying the U.S. may tolerate a “minor incursion” from Russia into Ukraine. The White House has often needed to walk back the president’s statements right after he makes them.
“The American people should have absolute confidence in their President, knowing that he or she can perform their duties as Head of State and Commander in Chief,” the letter, which cites a cognitive test former President Donald Trump took while in office, says. “They deserve full transparency on the mental capabilities of their highest elected leader”
Jackson told Fox News Digital that he sees increasing support for his latest letter on Biden’s mental state as a vindication for his earlier focus on the issue.
“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.”
