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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRanking Member @RepRaskin demands the White House Physician immediately evaluate Trump's cognitive fitness
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Ranking member of House Judiciary Cmte formally asks White House physician to conduct cognitive exam of Trump, citing truth social posts and Trump’s statements at Easter Egg Roll
“Experts have repeatedly warned that the President has been exhibiting signs consistent
with dementia and cognitive decline. And, in recent days, the country has watched President
Trump’s public statements and outbursts turn increasingly incoherent, volatile, profane,
deranged, and threatening”
“Experts have repeatedly warned that the President has been exhibiting signs consistent
with dementia and cognitive decline. And, in recent days, the country has watched President
Trump’s public statements and outbursts turn increasingly incoherent, volatile, profane,
deranged, and threatening”
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Ranking Member @RepRaskin demands the White House Physician immediately evaluate Trump's cognitive fitness (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 10
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White House loses it as lawmaker demands cognitive test from Trump's doctor: 'Stupid!'
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 11
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Raskin offers bill setting up 25th Amendment process to remove Trump from office
LetMyPeopleVote
Tuesday
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MaddowBlog-Trump confronts a public conversation he hoped to avoid over his mental stability
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LetMyPeopleVote
(180,658 posts)1. Raskin demands Trump cognitive test in 25th Amendment push
trump is clearly impaired.
Link to tweet
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/10/raskin-demands-trump-cognitive-test-in-25th-amendment-push
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is demanding the White House physician perform a cognitive test on President Trump in light of his recent comments on Iran.....
Driving the news: In a letter to White House physician Sean Barbabella, Raskin insisted that he "conduct a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of the President, including a formal cognitive screening instrument, and publicly release the results."
Zoom in: In addition to the cognitive exam, Raskin asked for a detailed report on Trump's physical and mental health, including a list of "any medications he is currently taking and their potential cognitive side effects."
State of play: The letter was sent just before a briefing Raskin is set to give to fellow House Democrats on the 25th Amendment.
Driving the news: In a letter to White House physician Sean Barbabella, Raskin insisted that he "conduct a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of the President, including a formal cognitive screening instrument, and publicly release the results."
The Maryland Democrat said Trump's recent demand to "Open the Fuckin' Strait" and threat to kill Iran's "whole civilization" are "plainly out of the realm of normal politics."
"We have indisputably entered the realm of profound medical difficulty and concern," he wrote.
Zoom in: In addition to the cognitive exam, Raskin asked for a detailed report on Trump's physical and mental health, including a list of "any medications he is currently taking and their potential cognitive side effects."
He also asked that Barbabella make himself "available for a briefing, under oath, with Members of the Committee on the results of this assessment."
State of play: The letter was sent just before a briefing Raskin is set to give to fellow House Democrats on the 25th Amendment.
He has been making the case that lawmakers are empowered to take action, pointing to language in the amendment that allows "such other body as Congress may by law provide" to declare Trump unfit for office.
BamaRefugee
(3,891 posts)2. I demand it also and I WANT IT LIVE ON TELEVISION
FalloutShelter
(14,533 posts)3. OMG
Pay Per View- we could wipe out the national debt.
Winning
wnylib
(26,227 posts)8. That's the only way that the results MIGHT be
credible. However, there could be cue cards to help him, just outside the camera range.
flvegan
(66,374 posts)4. The same doc who said Trump is 6'3" and 224 lbs, "is fully fit" and "exhibits
excellent cognitive and physical health" last April? That doc?
That physician is fucking nuttier than Daffy Donald.
LetMyPeopleVote
(180,658 posts)5. White House loses it as lawmaker demands cognitive test from Trump's doctor: 'Stupid!'
trump is pissed that people want him to be tested. trump is NOT well and would fail any test given by a real doctor.
The White House is lashing out at Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) after he sent a letter to President Donald Trump's doctor demanding he submit to cognitive screening, according to MS NOW's Mychael Schnell.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-04-10T21:02:14Z
https://www.rawstory.com/jamie-raskin-2676699938
The White House is lashing out at Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) after he sent a letter to President Donald Trump's doctor demanding he submit to cognitive screening, according to MS NOW's Mychael Schnell.
"Lightweight Jamie Raskin is a stupid person’s idea of a smart person," stated White House spokesperson Davis Ingle. "President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the past four years when Democrats like Raskin intentionally covered up Joe Biden’s serious mental and physical decline from the American people."
This follows a letter sent by Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, to Cpt. Sean Barbabella, the White House physician, expressing concern that Trump's erratic behavior surrounding the Iran war could be a sign of mental decline — and citing concerns from some of Trump's former allies, including former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) that he has "gone insane," as well as concerns from Rep. James Comer (R-KY) about former President Joe Biden's mental fitness.
"Experts have repeatedly warned that the President has been exhibiting signs consistent with dementia and cognitive decline," wrote Raskin. "And, in recent days, the country has watched President Trump's public statements and outbursts turn increasingly incoherent, volatile, profane, deranged, and threatening. His apparently deteriorating condition has caused tremendous alarm across the nation (and political spectrum) about the President's cognitive function and continuing mental fitness for the office of President, and prompted concerns about the President's well-being."
"On October 2025, you issued a statement declaring that the President 'continues to demonstrate excellent overall health,'" wrote Raskin. "In light of the President's extreme behavior over the past week to say nothing of his conduct in office more broadly-the public must know whether you still stand by that assessment. As Republican congressional leaders have repeatedly said, the American people deserve to know whether our President is mentally capable of making the life- or-death decisions that his office demands."
Trump has denied any issues with his mental acuity, repeatedly insisting that he has "aced" the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) — even though passage of this test does not rule out mental decline.
"Lightweight Jamie Raskin is a stupid person’s idea of a smart person," stated White House spokesperson Davis Ingle. "President Trump’s sharpness, unmatched energy, and historic accessibility stand in stark contrast to what we saw during the past four years when Democrats like Raskin intentionally covered up Joe Biden’s serious mental and physical decline from the American people."
This follows a letter sent by Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, to Cpt. Sean Barbabella, the White House physician, expressing concern that Trump's erratic behavior surrounding the Iran war could be a sign of mental decline — and citing concerns from some of Trump's former allies, including former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) that he has "gone insane," as well as concerns from Rep. James Comer (R-KY) about former President Joe Biden's mental fitness.
"Experts have repeatedly warned that the President has been exhibiting signs consistent with dementia and cognitive decline," wrote Raskin. "And, in recent days, the country has watched President Trump's public statements and outbursts turn increasingly incoherent, volatile, profane, deranged, and threatening. His apparently deteriorating condition has caused tremendous alarm across the nation (and political spectrum) about the President's cognitive function and continuing mental fitness for the office of President, and prompted concerns about the President's well-being."
"On October 2025, you issued a statement declaring that the President 'continues to demonstrate excellent overall health,'" wrote Raskin. "In light of the President's extreme behavior over the past week to say nothing of his conduct in office more broadly-the public must know whether you still stand by that assessment. As Republican congressional leaders have repeatedly said, the American people deserve to know whether our President is mentally capable of making the life- or-death decisions that his office demands."
Trump has denied any issues with his mental acuity, repeatedly insisting that he has "aced" the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) — even though passage of this test does not rule out mental decline.
GenThePerservering
(3,500 posts)6. The groper's gaslighting
sounds pretty desperate.
travelingthrulife
(5,355 posts)7. Finally! They need to get his doctor(s) testifying under oath.
Well done Mr Raskin.
LetMyPeopleVote
(180,658 posts)9. Raskin offers bill setting up 25th Amendment process to remove Trump from office
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wants to set up a new commission to determine whether Trump is mentally fit for office.
Raskin offers bill setting up 25th Amendment process to remove Trump from office
— Rude 8647 Fulk (@rudefulk.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T16:51:42.272Z
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wants to set up a new commission to determine whether Trump is mentally fit for office.
www.ms.now/news/raskin-...
https://www.ms.now/news/raskin-bill-25th-amendment-remove-trump
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill on Tuesday that seeks to kickstart the removal of President Donald Trump through the 25th Amendment — a longshot effort that, while unlikely to succeed, aims to put renewed focus on the president’s mental fitness and recent rhetoric.
The legislation, which was offered with 50 Democratic co-sponsors, would establish a “Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office.” That Commission would be composed of 17 members tasked with determining whether the president is incapacitated — “either mentally or physically” — and able to discharge the powers and duties of office, as called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. .....
Despite the mounting calls to invoke the 25th Amendment, it is highly unlikely Trump would be removed through that mechanism, which has never been used to end a presidency in U.S. history.
To be successful, the vice president and a majority of the president’s cabinet would have to agree that the president “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” If the president were to dispute that assessment — as Trump almost certainly would — at least two-thirds of the House and Senate would have to agree that the president is unfit to serve to remove him from office.
In effect, using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office is a higher burden than impeachment and conviction in the Senate......
This is not Raskin’s first move zeroing in on Trump’s mental fitness. Last week, the Maryland Democrat called on the White House physician to conduct a “comprehensive cognitive evaluation” of Trump.
“At a time when our country is at war — especially when the war was initiated by the President without congressional declaration or consent — the American people must be able to trust that the Commander-in-Chief has the mental capacity to discharge the essential duties of his office,” Raskin wrote in a letter. “I therefore request that you conduct a comprehensive cognitive assessment of President Donald Trump, provide those results to Congress, and make yourself available to brief Congress on your findings.”
The legislation, which was offered with 50 Democratic co-sponsors, would establish a “Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office.” That Commission would be composed of 17 members tasked with determining whether the president is incapacitated — “either mentally or physically” — and able to discharge the powers and duties of office, as called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. .....
Despite the mounting calls to invoke the 25th Amendment, it is highly unlikely Trump would be removed through that mechanism, which has never been used to end a presidency in U.S. history.
To be successful, the vice president and a majority of the president’s cabinet would have to agree that the president “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” If the president were to dispute that assessment — as Trump almost certainly would — at least two-thirds of the House and Senate would have to agree that the president is unfit to serve to remove him from office.
In effect, using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office is a higher burden than impeachment and conviction in the Senate......
This is not Raskin’s first move zeroing in on Trump’s mental fitness. Last week, the Maryland Democrat called on the White House physician to conduct a “comprehensive cognitive evaluation” of Trump.
“At a time when our country is at war — especially when the war was initiated by the President without congressional declaration or consent — the American people must be able to trust that the Commander-in-Chief has the mental capacity to discharge the essential duties of his office,” Raskin wrote in a letter. “I therefore request that you conduct a comprehensive cognitive assessment of President Donald Trump, provide those results to Congress, and make yourself available to brief Congress on your findings.”
bluestarone
(22,310 posts)10. TSF wants ALL medical records of ALL federal workers, SO
Lets start with records of ALL white house personal under TSF PLUS ALL RETHUGS in the House and Senate!!
gulliver
(14,031 posts)11. Because we really need some psychology industry twit...
... given the authority to "diagnose" political leaders. I assume Raskin is just trolling Trump. I really don't think the psychology industry is given nearly the skepticism it deserves. So, it bothers me to see it used implicitly, even as a joke or troll, as if it were purely authoritative and reliable.
LetMyPeopleVote
(180,658 posts)12. MaddowBlog-Trump confronts a public conversation he hoped to avoid over his mental stability
One observer argued, “The American people must not look away … They must pay attention to the president’s deterioration.”
Is Trump’s mental stability getting worse or has he always been this way? It’s tough to say with confidence.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-04-14T20:56:03.629Z
What’s easier to say is that the intensifying public conversation about his mental fitness is getting louder, which is a disaster for the White House.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-confronts-a-public-conversation-he-hoped-to-avoid-over-his-mental-stability
Last week, after Donald Trump issued genocidal threats toward Iran and made strange comments at the White House Easter Egg Roll, Rep. Jamie Raskin decided to contact the president’s physician, seeking a “comprehensive cognitive and neurological evaluation.”
This week, the Maryland Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, took another step down the same path, unveiling a proposal to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office. The measure, which was unveiled with 50 Democratic co-sponsors, would be responsible for determining whether the president is incapacitated “either mentally or physically” and unable to discharge the powers and duties of office, as called for in the 25th Amendment.....
Indeed, the day before Raskin unveiled his proposal, The New York Times published a striking report with an unsubtle headline: “Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate.” From the article:
The Times highlighted a lawyer who used to work with Trump, who described the president as “a man who is clearly insane.” It also noted a recent comment from Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary who worked for Trump in his first term, who wrote online last week that her former boss is “clearly not well.”.....
Indeed, I remember the Times publishing a front-page report in October 2024, about a month before Election Day, that highlighted a variety of situations in which the Republican “seemed confused, forgetful, incoherent or disconnected from reality.” The same article added, “He rambles, he repeats himself, he roams from thought to thought — some of them hard to understand, some of them unfinished, some of them factually fantastical. He voices outlandish claims that seem to be made up out of whole cloth. He digresses into bizarre tangents about golf, about sharks, about his own ‘beautiful’ body.”
A year and a half later, is Trump worse? It’s hard to say with confidence.
What’s easier to say with certainty, however, is that this entire line of inquiry is a disaster for the White House. Trump is woefully unpopular; he has no idea what to do with a struggling economy; and the destabilizing war he started in Iran for reasons he’s unable to explain clearly isn’t going according to plan — to the extent that the president even had a rudimentary plan at all.
It’s against this backdrop that the conversation about his mental fitness is getting louder.
This week, the Maryland Democrat, who serves as the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, took another step down the same path, unveiling a proposal to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office. The measure, which was unveiled with 50 Democratic co-sponsors, would be responsible for determining whether the president is incapacitated “either mentally or physically” and unable to discharge the powers and duties of office, as called for in the 25th Amendment.....
Indeed, the day before Raskin unveiled his proposal, The New York Times published a striking report with an unsubtle headline: “Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate.” From the article:
President Trump’s erratic behavior and extreme comments in recent days and weeks have turbocharged the crazy-like-a-fox-or-just-plain-crazy debate that has followed him on the national political stage for a decade.
A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane statements capped by his ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ threat to wipe Iran off the map last week and his head-spinning attack on the ‘WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy’ pope on Sunday night have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power.
The Times highlighted a lawyer who used to work with Trump, who described the president as “a man who is clearly insane.” It also noted a recent comment from Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary who worked for Trump in his first term, who wrote online last week that her former boss is “clearly not well.”.....
Indeed, I remember the Times publishing a front-page report in October 2024, about a month before Election Day, that highlighted a variety of situations in which the Republican “seemed confused, forgetful, incoherent or disconnected from reality.” The same article added, “He rambles, he repeats himself, he roams from thought to thought — some of them hard to understand, some of them unfinished, some of them factually fantastical. He voices outlandish claims that seem to be made up out of whole cloth. He digresses into bizarre tangents about golf, about sharks, about his own ‘beautiful’ body.”
A year and a half later, is Trump worse? It’s hard to say with confidence.
What’s easier to say with certainty, however, is that this entire line of inquiry is a disaster for the White House. Trump is woefully unpopular; he has no idea what to do with a struggling economy; and the destabilizing war he started in Iran for reasons he’s unable to explain clearly isn’t going according to plan — to the extent that the president even had a rudimentary plan at all.
It’s against this backdrop that the conversation about his mental fitness is getting louder.