GOP senator wants his party to get Biden to take an annual cognitive test [Video]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• GOP Sen. Roger Marshall said he wants President Joe Biden to take an annual cognitive test.
• Biden’s cognitive abilities are a major concern among most Republicans since the 2020 presidential election.
• Marshall said he believes there has been a “deterioration” in the president’s “mental capacity” over the past year.

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall expressed interest in having President Joe Biden take an annual cognitive test.

“I think we’re all concerned for President Biden’s mental health,” Marshall said Sunday in an interview on Fox News. The junior senator from Kansas, who is also a physician, said he feels there has been a “deterioration” in Biden’s “mental capacity” over the past year.

“Maybe we need to be proactive and ask once a year, much like we ask our president to get a physical, something from his doctor, that he also takes some type of mental test,” Marshall said.

The senator added that he will look into it with GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

Marshall also said they are “very concerned” about the president’s health because it is an issue of “national security.”

Republicans have questioned Biden’s physical and mental health since before he was elected in 2020. Last Tuesday, 38 Republicans sent a letter to the president’s office requesting he take a cognitive test.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Marshall’s comments or the letter.

Biden turned 79 in November. He is the oldest person ever to be elected president. After his annual physical exam in November, his doctor said he was “‘healthy,” “vigorous,” and “fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency,” according to the summary report.

The exam included blood, physical, gastrointestinal, dental, vision, and neurological examinations, among other screenings.

The summary report also said an “extremely detailed neurological exam was reassuring,” and that there were “no findings that would be consistent with any cerebellar or other neurological disorder, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s or ascending lateral sclerosis.”

Last year, Politico reported that Biden’s mental fitness is the most common concern among pro-Trump Republicans, but that some in the GOP disagree. GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told the outlet the president was “sharp as a tack” in meetings she had with him. GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who is also a medical doctor, said Biden “listened very attentively and appropriately” in a meeting.

Source: MSN