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More than 50 House Republicans Wednesday are calling for President Biden to take a cognitive test, as the president’s opponents, and even some allies, question his fitness for the job at age 79.
Fifty-four Republicans signed the letter, addressed to President Biden, which was led by Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas. That’s up from 13 co-signers on a similar letter Jackson led in June 2021, and 37 co-signers on a letter in February.
The latest letter also includes key members of House Republican leadership, including Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks, R-Ind., Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson, R-La.
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“We again write to you to express concern with your current cognitive state and to urge you to submit to a cognitive test immediately. We believe that, regardless of gender, age, or political party, all Presidents should follow the example set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities,” the letter says.
“While you have largely brushed aside these assertions as partisan political attacks, the left-leaning New York Times recently published an article outlining all of this in great detail,” the letter continues. “According to the New York Times, the increased scrutiny surrounding your cognitive state has been fueled by your recent public appearances.”
Jackson, a former White House physician himself, has been the loudest voice in the GOP push for Biden to take a cognitive test. The White House dismisses the effort as a publicity stunt.
Rep. Ronny Jackson, pictured speaking to reporters on Jan. 16, 2018, was the White House physician under President Donald Trump.
(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“I honestly don’t care about Ronny Jackson’s ‘look at me’ routine,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates…
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