Trump Confuses Dementia Screening with IQ Test: Claims Perfect Score and Challenges Democratic Rivals

Oct 29, 2025 10:39 am CST

US President Donald Trump mistakenly referred to a dementia screening test as an IQ test while boasting about his perfect score. He challenged Democratic rivals Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to take the same Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), which experts clarify is designed to detect cognitive impairment, not measure intelligence.