Donald Trump bragged to reporters about his “perfect” score on his cognitive exam while taking questions on Air Force One on April 13 and again on Monday in the Oval Office.
“So, I think most of you have seen, they released my physical,” Trump shared. “I did the physical on Friday. And I understand it was a very good report. The numbers were perfect.” He added he “took a cognitive exam” and “would challenge anybody here to meet those marks because I have a perfect mark.”
“Were you impressed by that?” he asked reporters.
When Real America’s Voice White House correspondent Brian Glenn said he was “not surprised” by the results, Trump told him he has “a lot of respect” for Glenn “as a reporter.”
Glenn asked Trump questions that were right out of the North Korea playbook, asking, “You got the perfect health report. Everybody in the press wants to know this. How do you do it, Mr. President? I haven’t stayed up until 2 a.m. in the morning since I was 25, and now we’re 2:16 in the morning having a press conference. How do do it?”
People quickly took to social media platform X to slam Trump, with one user writing, “This dude really wakes up every morning, looks in the mirror, and gives himself a medal. Well-raised people get praised by others—loudmouths with Napoleon syndrome just shout compliments at their own reflection and wait for applause.”
“Can someone ask him what his A1C is?” another user wrote. “Can we see him on the treadmill test? Can we see him doing sit-ups, crunches, push-ups, pull-ups, riding a bike, lifting weights, squats. Anything? He’s a sack of blubber.”
One user went as far as to question the validity of the medical report, noting, “Another Trump ‘paid influenced physical exam’… another fabrication, another absurd report, what’s new…”
Trump’s medical records were released after he visited his doctor on April 11.
“I performed and supervised the comprehensive exam, which included diagnostic and laboratory testing, as well as consultations with fourteen specialty consultants, all in accordance with U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF),” physician Capt. Sean P. Barbabella stated.
While the report noted he is in “excellent “cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State,” it did note they found actinic keratosis, benign lesions caused from long-term exposure to the sun. The lesions are pre-cancerous and can potentially turn into skin cancer, but, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation, only 10 percent of people develop skin cancer from this.
The report also stated an “examination of the head, ears, nose, and throat revealed no significant abnormalities with the exception of scaring on the right ear from a gunshot wound.” In addition, Trump’s hearing was deemed as “normal,” his lungs “were clear on examination and a computed tomography (CT) scan of his chest showed no abnormalities” and his heart “revealed a regular rate and rhythm with normal heart sounds. Cardiac testing, including an electrocardiogram (EKG) and echocardiogram that revealed no abnormalities.”
“President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” the summary of his health report concluded. “His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being.”
Trump: "I took my cognitive exam as part of my physical exam, and I got the highest mark, and one of the doctors said, 'Sir, I've never seen anybody get that kind of — that was the highest mark.'" pic.twitter.com/eY2FWYGin3 [1]
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 14, 2025 [2]
People on social media weren’t having it:
The point of a cognitive exam is to check if your mental faculties are declining. There's no "highest marks" like it's a school test. You're either declining or you're not. And something tells me Trump is declining if he's conflating a cognitive exam with a math final.
— Jared Peterson (@yourrealjanitor) April 14, 2025 [3]
Can someone ask him what his A1C is? Can we see him on the treadmill test? Can we see him doing sit ups, crunches, push ups, pull ups, riding a bike, lifting weights, squats. Anything? He’s a sack of blubber
— Consuelo 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🦅 (@Consuel29107189) April 14, 2025 [4]
Absolute BS…More like, “Sir, I’ve never seen a lower score on a cognitive exam from someone who is still walking and talking. See if Elon will develop a brain for your skull.”
— Tom (@OSiodhachain70) April 14, 2025 [5]
This man has obviously completely lost touch with reality. And the fact that there are people who believe this nonsense is even more frightening.
— Lepus (@LepusNox) April 14, 2025 [6]
I know they can be released to the public for all to see but you can tell he’s lying through his teeth. Unless the doctor is corrupt, he cannot divulge whether or not other people have taken the exams. That’s a HIPAA violation to reveal information about other people.
— Xander Etherton (@Coreax) April 14, 2025 [7]
Obama lives rent free in his head. Such a little man.
Trump bragging about acing a cognitive test that checks for dementia isn't the flex he thinks it is.
Recognizing an elephant and remembering five words doesn't prove genius, it proves the bar was on the floor. This is ego…
— Evaristus Odinikaeze (@odinikaeze) April 14, 2025 [8]
That’s not really the flex he thinks it is. pic.twitter.com/IsfJ92jM3v [9]
— Porkchop and Feather 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🇺🇦🐈📚 (@Pyewacket49) April 14, 2025 [10]