President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One Friday night that he took and passed a cognitive test earlier in the day as part of an annual presidential physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Screen image via C-SPAN.
The 78-year-old Trump said a doctor’s report would be issued Sunday, but that he felt he was in “very good shape.”
While Trump has said he has taken and passed several cognitive tests over the years, including in his first term, his predecessor in office, Joe Biden, refused to take one (for obvious reasons,)
Bloomberg reporter Josh Wingrove posted a photo of Trump speaking to reporters on the flight to Palm Beach, Florida:
Trump, speaking to reporters on the flight to Palm Beach, discussed the physical exam he took today.
“Every test you can imagine” and “I think I did well,” he said, adding the report will be released Sunday. He said it included a cognitive test & said he passed every question. pic.twitter.com/peXnztU6u9
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) April 11, 2025
Reuters reporter Nandita Bose added more:
“It went, I think, well…Every test you can imagine, I was there for a long time. The yearly physical, and I think I did well. I think they’re releasing the report on Sunday.”
“Overall I felt I was in very good shape. A good heart, a good soul, a very good soul. and I took — I wanted to be a little different than Biden. I took a cognitive test and I don’t know what to tell you other than I got every answer right.”
When asked if it was the “man,woman,camera,TV” test he said “it’s a pretty well known test. Whatever it is, I got every one — I got it all right”
BREAKING: President Trump says his physical examination at Walter Reed went well and he expects a report will be released Sunday.
The president also took a cognitive test and said he got all the answers right.“It went, I think, well…Every test you can imagine, I was there…
— Nandita Bose (@nanditab1) April 11, 2025
C-SPAN video with poor audio because of plane noise:
Trump on physical exam: I took a cognitive test. pic.twitter.com/1VZ7Oa00Sr
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 12, 2025
Earlier at the White House on Friday, TGP and Lindell TV White House reporter Cara Castronuova asked Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Trump’s health in a lighthearted moment that was posted by Trump War Room:
REPORTER: “Will you guys also consider releasing the President’s fitness plan, he actually looks healthier than ever before… Is he working out with Bobby Kennedy? @karolineleavitt: “I can confirm the President is in very good shape!” pic.twitter.com/NEUOr8C2Ud
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) April 11, 2025
UPDATE: Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, Jr. posted a photo of Trump with Walter Reed medical staff late Friday night:
4/11/25 | WALTER REED pic.twitter.com/eHaA96GpOT
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) April 12, 2025
UPDATE: Better audio on this shorter video clip posted by the White House:
.@POTUS on his annual physical at Walter Reed: “I think I did well… I felt I was in very good shape — good heart, a good soul… I wanted to be a little different than Biden. I took a cognitive test, and I don’t know what to tell you other than I got every answer right.” pic.twitter.com/GYJisB1xxV
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 12, 2025
