'I'm sharper than I was 20 years ago!' Trump insists he's not in cognitive decline

At former President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Coralville, Iowa on Wednesday, he emphatically stated that he is at the peak of his physical and cognitive fitness.

Trump claimed that he passed his most recent physical exam "with flying colors" — and also gave a shoutout to Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), who previously served as his physician when he was in the White House.

"I'd want them to tell me" if it was time to "pack it in," Trump insisted. He claimed he was sharper than he was 20 years ago, and that he's a "much better golfer."

He also claimed that the media dishonestly manipulated images of him around stages to look as though he was struggling.

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Over the course of his presidency, and in the years since, Trump has appeared to be particularly stung by rumors that he was in cognitive decline.

One of the most famous instances of Trump's denials was when he claimed to have passed a dementia test, by being able to recite a sequence of words like "person, woman, man, camera, TV."