{"id":893611,"date":"2021-10-18T11:14:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T15:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=893611"},"modified":"2021-10-18T11:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T15:14:29","slug":"physician-gop-senator-wants-annual-senility-tests-for-aging-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/physician-gop-senator-wants-annual-senility-tests-for-aging-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician GOP Senator Wants Annual Senility Tests For Aging Politicians"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fphysician-gop-senator-wants-annual-senility-tests-for-aging-politicians%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=893611&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>A Republican senator is calling for annual senility tests for aging politicians, such as President Joe Biden, Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<\/p>\n<p>GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a physician, said during a recent appearance of \u201cAxios on HBO\u201d that he wants cognition tests for aging leaders in all three branches of government, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/usually-noticeable-gop-senator-calls-100453945.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, said that people generally begin a \u201crapid decline\u201d when they hit 80 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s usually noticeable,\u201d the senator said. \u201cSo anybody in a position of responsibility who may potentially be on that slope, that is of concern. And I\u2019m saying this as a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m told that there have been senators in the past who, at the end of their Senate terms were senile,\u201d Cassidy added. \u201cI\u2019m told that was true of senators of both parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/usually-noticeable-gop-senator-calls-100453945.html\">noted<\/a> that science shows that \u201cwe lose something\u201d as we age, emphasizing that our current leading politicians are nearing their 80s, if they haven\u2019t already hit the milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is 78 years old, Pelosi is 81, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is 70, and McConnell is 79.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Supreme Court justices serve life-terms. Most recently, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the bench until her death in 2020. She was 87 years old when she passed.<\/p>\n<p>And the tests should be \u201cannual,\u201d Cassidy suggested.&nbsp;\u201cWe each have a sacred responsibility to the people of the United States. It is not about me. It is about my ability to serve the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former White House physician Ronny Jackson&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/obamas-wh-doctor-bidens-cognitive-decline-is-on-full-display-must-be-forced-out-immediately\">said<\/a> back in August that Biden was not cognitively fit for office.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, who served under the&nbsp;Obama and Trump administrations, posted in a tweet following a Biden speech: \u201cThat was embarrassing. There is something so obviously wrong with Biden\u2019s cognitive fitness it was hard to watch. He should NOT remain President for another SECOND. We deserve better \u2013 MUCH better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s speech yesterday was bizarre,\u201d the doctor added. \u201cHis cognitive decline is on full display, and the results have been disastrous. Our nation can\u2019t take this ANY longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/obamas-wh-doctor-bidens-cognitive-decline-is-on-full-display-must-be-forced-out-immediately\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, Jackson told Fox New\u2019s Jesse Watters at the time that Biden was not \u201ccognitively fit to be our commander in chief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd of course, I hoped that was wrong, but I\u2019m not,\u201d Jackson said, referring to his past declaration\u2019s about Biden\u2019s cognitive fitness. \u201cAnd we\u2019re seeing it played out on the international stage right now. He\u2019s destroying the reputation of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican senator is calling for annual senility tests for aging politicians, such as President Joe Biden, Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a physician, said during a recent appearance of \u201cAxios on HBO\u201d that he wants cognition tests for aging leaders in all three branches of government, Axios reported.Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, said that people generally begin a \u201crapid decline\u201d when they hit 80 years old.\u201cIt\u2019s usually noticeable,\u201d the senator said. \u201cSo anybody in a position of responsibility who may potentially be on that slope, that is of concern. And I\u2019m saying this as a doctor.\u201d\u201cI\u2019m told that there have been senators in the past who, at the end of their Senate terms were senile,\u201d Cassidy added. \u201cI\u2019m told that was true of senators of both parties.\u201dAxios noted that science shows that \u201cwe lose something\u201d as we age, emphasizing that our current leading politicians are nearing their 80s, if they haven\u2019t already hit the milestone.Biden is 78 years old, Pelosi is 81, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is 70, and McConnell is 79.Moreover, Supreme Court justices serve life-terms. Most recently, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the bench until her death in 2020. She was 87 years old when she passed.And the tests should be \u201cannual,\u201d Cassidy suggested.\u00a0\u201cWe each have a sacred responsibility to the people of the United States. It is not about me. It is about my ability to serve the people.\u201dFormer White House physician Ronny Jackson\u00a0said back in August that Biden was not cognitively fit for office.Jackson, who served under the\u00a0Obama and Trump administrations, posted in a tweet following a Biden speech: \u201cThat was embarrassing. There is something so obviously wrong with Biden\u2019s cognitive fitness it was hard to watch. He should NOT remain President for another SECOND. We deserve better \u2013 MUCH better.\u201d\u201cBiden\u2019s speech yesterday was bizarre,\u201d the doctor added. \u201cHis cognitive decline is on full display, and the results have been disastrous. Our nation can\u2019t take this ANY longer.\u201dAs highlighted by The Daily Wire, Jackson told Fox New\u2019s Jesse Watters at the time that Biden was not \u201ccognitively fit to be our commander in chief.\u201d\u201cAnd of course, I hoped that was wrong, but I\u2019m not,\u201d Jackson said, referring to his past declaration\u2019s about Biden\u2019s cognitive fitness. \u201cAnd we\u2019re seeing it played out on the international stage right now. He\u2019s destroying the reputation of this country. He\u2019s getting Americans killed. There\u2019s \u2026 American blood being shed in Afghanistan again, for the first time in many, many, many months. And it\u2019s not going to be the last, you\u2019re right.\u201dWATCH:[embedded content]Related:\u00a0Obama\u2019s WH Doctor: Biden\u2019s \u2018Cognitive Decline Is On Full Display,\u2019 Must Be Forced Out\u00a0ImmediatelyRelated: Ex-Obama White House Doctor On Biden: \u2018He\u2019s Completely LOST It! Needs A Cognitive Exam\u00a0NOW!\u2019The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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