Former President Trump defended his confusion between former President Obama and President Biden on Monday, asserting that his use of sarcasm was meant to highlight the influence of “others” in running the country and bragging that he “aced” a cognitive test.
In a Truth Social post, Trump addressed criticism from political opponents, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign, which pointed out Trump’s repeated mix-ups of Obama and Biden names. Trump dismissed claims of cognitive impairment, stating he recently “aced” a cognitive test during a physical exam. He challenged Biden to take a similar test while criticizing the president’s policy positions. Despite being close in age to Biden, Trump argued that the real issue is Biden’s alleged incompetence rather than age.
Trump’s post follows a series of instances where he seemingly mixed up Obama and Biden, with Forbes reporting at least seven such incidents in recent months. Critics, including the DeSantis War Room, have seized on these apparent gaffes, suggesting they indicate cognitive impairment.
Trump, however, refuted these claims, stating, “No, I know both names very well, never mix them up, and know that they are destroying our Country.”
“Whenever I sarcastically insert the name Obama for Biden as an indication that others may actually be having a very big influence in running our Country, Ron DeSanctimonious and his failing campaign apparatus, together with the Democrat’s Radical Left “Disinformation Machine,” go wild saying that “Trump doesn’t know the name of our President, (CROOKED!) Joe Biden. He must be cognitively impaired.” No, I know both names very well, never mix them up, and know that they are destroying our Country,” Trump wrote.
He added: “Also, and as reported, I just took a cognitive test as part of my Physical Exam, and ACED it. Also ACED (a perfect score!) one taken while in the White House. Biden should take one so we can determine why he wants Open Borders, No Energy Independence, A Woke Military, High Inflation, No Voter I.D., Men playing In Women’s Sports, Only Electric Cars & Trucks, A Weaponized DOJ/FBI, and so many other CRAZY things!!!”
Recent polls indicate Trump leading in hypothetical match-ups against Biden. A Yahoo News/YouGov poll showed Trump with a slight lead, while a poll by The New York Times and Siena College indicated Biden trailing in key battleground states.
