A former White House physician believes that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) “might need” to take a “cognitive test” following slip-ups made by the 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful.
At the South Carolina Democrat Party dinner on Monday, Biden made a gaffe when he told those in attendance at the end of his remarks that he is “a Democratic candidate for the United State’s Senate.”
“Where I come from, you don’t go very far unless you ask. My name’s Joe Biden. I’m a Democratic candidate for the United State’s Senate. Look me over. If you like what you see, help out. If not, vote for the other Biden. Give me a look though, okay?”
A full clip of Biden’s comments even shows they were not made while discussing his career in the Senate.
In case you missed it:
“My names Joe Biden I’m running for the United States Senate” https://t.co/sDIaZwTE8q
— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) February 25, 2020
In response, Dr. Ronny Jackson suggested that Biden, 77, might need to take the “cognitive test” given to President Donald Trump, 73, who he says “aced” it.
“Remember the cognitive test I gave [Donald Trump]? The one he aced!” Jackson tweeted, adding, “Sounds like somebody else might need some testing done!! Scary!!”
Jackson served at the White House between 2013 and 2019, and is now running for Congress for Rep. Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) seat.
Remember the cognitive test I gave @realDonaldTrump? The one he aced! Sounds like somebody else might need some testing done!! Scary!! https://t.co/MhantZoHIy
— Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) February 25, 2020
Previously, Jackson has been accused of being “a bully and someone who kept sloppy medical records, drank too much and loosely dispensed strong drugs to curry favor with the powerful politicians and political aides he admired,” as The New York Times previously reported. In 2018, he withdrew his name for consideration for the secretary of Veterans Affairs position after the allegations. He, among others including Trump, claimed that the allegations were “false.”
A former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, David Axelrod, also previously said, “I didn’t see any of the alleged behaviors. My experience was consistently positive.”
Biden’s campaign has defended his gaffes previously, suggesting, “Everybody’s going to slip up and misstate a name or a date or a location. It happens all the time.”
