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Doctors today called for President Joe Biden to receive cognitive tests that prove he's fit to serve after an astonishing week of gaffes, as well as a report from the justice department that raised serious questions about his health.
The DOJ report described Biden, 81, as a 'elderly man with a poor memory', finding that he did not remember the years he was vice president and could not recall, 'even within several years', when his son Beau died.
Doctors reacting to the assessment said forgetting key events like the death of a loved one were a hallmark of cognitive decline, a precursor for dementia, and called for the incumbent to take cognitive tests to 'prove to the public' that he is mentally sound.
Last night in an unusual move, Biden angrily addressed the nation about the DOJ report, telling Americans 'I know what the hell I am doing!' and insisting that 'my memory is fine.'
However, moments later he committed another startling gaffe, referring to the Egyptian leader as the President of Mexico. Concerns about the president's health have hit a fever pitch following a week of shocking gaffes that saw Biden confuse dead foreign leaders with current ones multiple times.
The DOJ report described Biden, 81, as a 'elderly man with a poor memory', finding that he did not remember the years he was vice president and could not recall when his son Beau died.
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Trump-O-Meter
Tracking President Donald Trump's campaign promises: The Trump-O-Meter is PolitiFact's meter for tracking 100 promises President Trump made during his 2016 campaign. (We tracked
President Barack Obama’s promises when he was in office, too.) For each campaign promise, our reporters research the issue and then rate it based on whether the promise was achieved: Promise Kept, Promise Broken, Compromise, Stalled, In the Works or Not Yet Rated. We rate the promise not on the president's intentions or effort, but on verifiable outcomes.
Trump’s 40 Biggest Broken Promises
The president talks a good game—but it’s just talk.
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