Republican and former doctor calls for Biden, 80, to undergo a congitive test trends now

Republican and former doctor calls for Biden, 80, to undergo a congitive test trends now
Republican and former doctor calls for Biden, 80, to undergo a congitive test trends now

Republican and former doctor calls for Biden, 80, to undergo a congitive test trends now

Republican Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a former doctor, is calling on President Joe Biden to undergo a cognitive test as the 80-year-old Democrat gears up for a likely 2024 White House run.

'I think it would be important to see a very thorough and comprehensive cognitive function study that is releaesd with transparency to the general public,' DesJarlais told the Washington Examiner. 'The American people want to know that their commander-in-chief is fully capable of perfoming at the highest level to protect the safety and security of the nation.' 

Biden is known to be gaffe-prone, from the awkward 'where's Jackie?' in September -  when the president called out in the audience for a dead congresswoman - to last week's calling of Democratic Rep. Don Beyer 'Doug.'  

DesJarlais' comments come as it appears Biden's appointment to get a physical will slip into February, after he first said it would be completed by the end of last year and with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying it would happen in January. 

President Joe Biden initially said he'd be done with his physical by the end of the year, with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre later saying it would be wrapped up by the end of January

President Joe Biden initially said he'd be done with his physical by the end of the year, with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre later saying it would be wrapped up by the end of January

Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a former doctor and Republican from Tennessee, is calling on President Joe Biden to undergo a cognitive test as the 80-year-old Democrat gears up for a likely 2024 White House run

Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a former doctor and Republican from Tennessee, is calling on President Joe Biden to undergo a cognitive test as the 80-year-old Democrat gears up for a likely 2024 White House run

'He will have one before the - by the time the end of this month is out,' Jean-Pierre said during the January 23 briefing. 'He - we will share the information. We will have more to share about that before the month is over.' 

Instead, Biden has been on the road these last few days of the month - first to Camp David and then home for a night in Wilmington, Delaware. 

He then

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