California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom took a swing Monday at President Donald Trump's health claims, saying "most people don’t take that many cognitive tests unless a doctor is worried" — adding to the recent jabs at the president's cognitive and physical health.
Trump, 79, announced during a flight on Air Force One that he was recently at Walter Reed Medical Center for an aptitude test, The Daily Beast reports.
And Newsom "isn’t afraid to say the quiet part out loud" and responded on X, according to The Beast.
The test reportedly asked Trump to sketch a clock, recognize animal photos and repeat five words in a list. The exam is apparently designed "to detect mild cognitive impairment as early as possible." It is not used as a way to measure IQ or intelligence.
Trump then challenged Democratic Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to take the same exam. He also admitted that he struggled with it.
“Have [Ocasio-Cortez] pass the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed,” he said. “Those are very hard—they’re really aptitude tests, I guess, in a certain way, but they’re cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump.”
Newsom also responded on X to Trump's Truth Social post over the weekend, after he landed in Malaysia, about how pregnant women should avoid Tylenol.
"Won’t be taking medical advice from someone who can’t spell hepatitis and looks like this," Newsom said, posting a photo of Trump taking off his suit jacket.