Could you pass a cognitive test? Trump says he ‘aced’ a mental challenge like this

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsCould you pass a cognitive test? Trump says he ‘aced’ a mental challenge like thisPresident Trump claimed that ‘no president has ever taken a cognitive test’ during a speech Owen Scott Tuesday 05 May 2026 13:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970557","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-test-montreal-cognitive-assessment-questions-b2970557.html","title":"Could you pass a cognitive test? Take the type of challenge Trump claims to have aced"}}CloseTrump says he'll leave office '8 or 9 years from now'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Trump has claimed h...