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The Mary Sue
Terrina Jairaj

Donald Trump keeps bragging about acing a cognitive test. Jon Stewart found the real reason no other president took it

Donald Trump is still talking about how he’s the only president to ever take a cognitive test, and Jon Stewart just called out the obvious reason no one else bothered. It’s not because they couldn’t pass; it’s because they didn’t need to.

According to Mashable, Stewart dug into the president’s repeated boasts during a recent episode of The Daily Show, playing clips of Trump bragging about acing multiple cognitive tests. “You’re the only president to take the cognitive test?” Stewart asked, deadpan. “Let me ask you a question: Why do you think that is?” The implication was clear. If doctors keep asking you to take cognitive tests, maybe they’re not just being thorough. Maybe they’re checking something.

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