NCS medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner mentioned President Donald Trump’s physical exam results on Friday, and one element particularly stood out to him.
“I’ll note again that it looks like they once again tested the president with the MOCA test,” Reiner informed anchor Abby Phillip, referring to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a check used to detect indicators of cognitive decline and dementia.
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There are several versions of the MOCA check for individuals who want to take it greater than as soon as. But Reiner expressed skepticism concerning the utility of Trump’s repeated test-taking.
“That’s not really that useful when you take it over and over and over again, because the questions don’t change that much,” Reiner mentioned.
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Trump has bragged about taking, and acing, the check 3 times previously, making this his fourth time. He’s referred to the exams as “aptitude tests” and challenged his political opponents to take them as effectively.
The White House launched a memo Friday recapping the outcomes of Trump’s medical examination. The memo said that Trump’s “cognitive function” was assessed with the MOCA and located to be “within normal limits” with an ideal rating.
Reiner informed Phillip, “Once you’ve taken it now four times, it’s probably not that difficult to pretty easily get through it. It shouldn’t be hard to get through it anyway, because it’s a dementia screening test, it’s not an IQ test.”