The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a test aimed at detecting dementia or cognitive decline, never included the combination of animals Trump identified this week
I mean it sounded off the cuff so I didnt think from his statement that he was actually give me the animals from memory. As much as I dont like old white guys in politics, this feels like a drummed up story to get haha points
Agreed. From his statement, it sounds like he was giving a general example, not attempting to recall the specific animals he was shown. I say this as someone who thinks trump sounds like he is mentally unwell. Heck, this is downright coherent compared to a lot of the gibberish that comes out of his mouth.
“I think it was 35, 30 questions,” the former president said in Portsmouth, N.H., of the test, which he said involved a few animal identification queries. “They always show you the first one, like a giraffe, a tiger, or this, or that — a whale. ‘Which one is the whale?’ Okay. And that goes on for three or four [questions] and then it gets harder and harder and harder.”
What does he mean “It gets harder”? And no I’m not making a joke about sex.
How hard can it be for an adult (without dementia) to identify an fricken animal?
It’s not hard, here it is for anyone curious
There are some slightly different versions, though I’m not aware of any with a whale on it.
And it’s a screening test for dementia, not some kind of iq test. Raging narcissist took this and decided he’s the smartest person ever though.
Hardest question on there is the date imo.
I dunno, I’m probably not gonna remember those words in five minutes…
You’d be surprised, it’s really not that bad. And even if you’ve only remembered one but got everything else it’s still a pass
It’s hilarious to me that there is literally a possibility of two 80+ year olds challenging each other to a “who has less age-related cognitive decline” test. That’s the hilarious part.
The sobering part is that the test would be related to deciding who gets to be President of the United States.
Buttigieg 2024.
If you see Biden give a live speech or answer unscripted questions, it’s clear that he’s still sharp.
From what I can telll, the age fears about Biden are mostly a socially-acceptable way for people to express their fear that a black woman would become President if he died in office.
I watch him talk quite often. I watch all of his major addresses, listen to his interviews, etc. I’m not saying he’s not “still sharp,” my point is that even as you’re trying to defend him, you have to use the phrase “still sharp.”
I’m not concerned about who the VP is if POTUS dies in office. I’m concerned about, regardless of who the president and VP is, what will happen in this country if we have a VP assume the executive. If Trump is president and dies in office, it will be chaos. Same with Biden.
We are not a stable country right now. A US president dying in office is a MAJOR destabilizing event, even in the best of times.
We’re really gambling by putting forward two candidates that actuarial tables indicate are more likely to die in office from all causes than basically any presidential candidates in American history.
We’ve had eight Presidents die in office. The fact that there’s a planned successor has meant that we have not had chaos as a result.
The last president to die in office was assassinated, and it was 60 years ago. And, yes, it caused quite a bit of chaos.
Consider the idea that things might have changed in the last half century.
Buttigieg 2024.
Are you fucking joking? That ex-McKinsey piece of shit?
Ya haha. Just a joke no worries.
