{"id":2269060,"date":"2024-06-16T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-botches-doctors-name-while-urging-biden-to-take-cognitive-test\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T17:20:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T21:20:21","slug":"trump-botches-doctors-name-while-urging-biden-to-take-cognitive-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-botches-doctors-name-while-urging-biden-to-take-cognitive-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump misstates doctor&#8217;s name while pushing for Biden to undergo cognitive test"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-botches-doctors-name-while-urging-biden-to-take-cognitive-test%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2269060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a speech in Michigan, Donald Trump \u2062questioned President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-author-of-joe-biden-unauthorized-says-hes-seen-a-50-decline-in-joe-bidens-mental-capacity\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Author of \u201cJoe Biden Unauthorized\u201d Says He\u2019s Seen a 50% Decline in Joe Biden\u2019s Mental Capacity\">cognitive abilities<\/a> and suggested that \u2064Biden should undergo \u2064a cognitive \u200dtest. However, while making these statements, \u200bTrump wrongly \u2063identified his former physician, Rep. Ronny \u2062Jackson, erroneously calling him &#8220;Ronny Johnson&#8221;, despite Jackson previously serving\u2062 as the White House doctor and asserting Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-year-old-ala-girl-hosts-lemonade-stand-raises-more-than-300k-for-her-brain-surgeries\/\" title=\"7-year-old Ala. girl hosts lemonade stand, raises more than 0K for her brain surgeries\">good health<\/a> during his \u200bpresidency. Trump&#8217;s slip-up was highlighted by Biden&#8217;s campaign, which circulated a video clip of the\u200d error. Trump further boasted about\u200c his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-releases-note-from-personal-physician-stating-his-overall-health-is-excellent\/\" title=\"Trump's doctor confirms he is in excellent health.\">cognitive test results<\/a>, claiming exceptional health and longevity \u200dpotential if he avoided \u2064junk food, a statement originally made by Jackson.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> highlighted concerns about President Joe Biden\u2019s mental acuity during a speech in Michigan on Saturday, but the former president had a slip-up while doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, challenged his lead opponent to a cognitive test while speaking at a Turning Point Action convention in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Detroit\">Detroit<\/a>, but Trump misstated the name of the doctor who once performed the same test on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think [Biden] should take a cognitive test like I did. I took a cognitive test, and I aced it,\u201d Trump told the crowd. \u201cDoc Ronny, doc Ronny Johnson, does everyone know Ronny Johnson, congressman from Texas? He was the White House doctor, and he said I was the healthiest president, he feels, in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump was referencing Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), who served as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-sets-stage-for-joe-biden-to-get-coronavirus\/\" title=\"White House Sets Stage for Joe Biden to Get Coronavirus\">presidential physician<\/a> from 2013 to 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, not realizing the error, continued to boast about the results of his cognitive test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, he said if I didn\u2019t eat junk food I would live to 200. That\u2019s what he said,\u201d Trump told the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden campaign was quick to spotlight Trump\u2019s gaffe, sharing a video of the moment on X and noting the inaccurate name.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Trump: I think Biden should take a cognitive test. My doctor Ronny Johnson. Ronny Johnson, do you know him?<\/p>\n<p>(His name is Ronny Jackson) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hYDg01Hais\">pic.twitter.com\/hYDg01Hais<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1802110904789561617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump, who just turned 78 on Friday, has zeroed in on the scrutiny over Biden\u2019s age at nearly every opportunity, observing how the president, who is the oldest president in U.S. history at 81 years old, has at times appeared lost on stage, stumbled on stairs, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2708481\/bidens-eight-most-notable-gaffes-of-2023-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fumbled<\/a> over his words.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump himself has often displayed a higher energy level at public appearances than Biden; however, some political observers say Trump, too, is succumbing to his age in some respects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn physical appearance, yes, Trump seems more energetic,\u201d University of Minnesota Center for the Study of Politics and Governance Director\u00a0Lawrence\u00a0Jacobs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3042422\/trumps-birthday-bidens-age-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cOn enunciation, mispronouncing words, freezing, etc. \u2014 even. Developing a thought-out plan for change and following it \u2014 Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump, when he is formally nominated at the Republican National Convention next month, will break the record for the oldest candidate to accept their party\u2019s presidential nomination. Biden will then break Trump\u2019s record a few weeks later when he accepts his own nomination.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a Michigan speech, Donald Trump questioned President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental sharpness but made a gaffe himself. Speaking at a Turning Point Action convention in Detroit, Trump, the likely Republican nominee, challenged Biden to a cognitive test but incorrectly stated the details<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2269061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24167854195109.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24167854195109.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}