Donald Trump's latest comment about his cognitive health quickly backfired on Saturday, June 15, when his memory apparently lapsed while he was touting his mind's abilities.
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During an event in Detroit, Trump was boasting about the results of a cognitive test he took early in his presidency, adding that President Joe Biden should also take one.
In the process, however, Trump — who turned 78 on Friday — mixed up the name of the doctor who administered his cognitive test on him. The presumptive GOP nominee joked on Saturday that he didn't think Biden, 81, knew what the word “inflation” means. He suggested Biden should be evaluated, like how he was during his time in office.
"I took a cognitive test, and I agreed to it. Doc Ronny — Doc Ronny Johnson," Trump said.
"Does everyone know Ronny Johnson, congressman from Texas?" he continued. “He was the White House doctor.”
Trump meant to say Dr. Ronny Jackson, who was the White House physician from 2013 until 2018 during the Trump and Obama administrations. He also served as the chief medical adviser to Trump in 2019.
Dr. Jackson is now a controversial member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Texas's 13th District. After flubbing Jackson's name, Trump added: “He said I was the healthiest president, he feels, in history, so I liked him very much indeed immediately.”