Biden 'must take a cognitive test,' Trump says after president's physical

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday on his proprietary social media platform Truth Social that President Biden must take a cognitive exam to prove his mental capacity for office.

Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump gestures to supporters during an election night watch party at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

"All Presidents, or people wanting to become President, should mandatorily take this test!" the former president added.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday defended President Biden not taking a cognitive test as part of his physical exam, arguing that the demands of the job prove he does not need one. 

"If you look at what a clinical cognitive test is – actually what it does – it is a 15-minute appointment that is administered by someone who, most of the time, people don’t actually know," Jean-Pierre said. 

BIDEN HEALTH SUMMARY RELEASED BY WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT CALLED 'HEALTHY, ROBUST'

President Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (AP/Evan Vucci)

In a release from Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the president's physician, Biden was declared fit to "successfully execute the duties of the presidency."

"President Biden is a healthy, active 81-year-old male, who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief," the release said.

Fox News Digital's Bradford Betz contributed to this report.

Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

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