Trump calls for Biden and Murdoch to undergo mental competency tests.

Donald Trump Challenges Biden and Murdoch Family to ⁣Mental Competency Tests

Former President Donald Trump has issued a challenge to​ President Joe Biden and⁤ the Murdoch family to undergo mental competency tests. This comes ⁢after a Wall Street‌ Journal (WSJ) ⁢poll raised questions about​ Trump’s mental ⁣fitness for office.

“I hereby challenge ​Rupert Murdoch & Sons, Biden, WSJ heads, to acuity ‍tests!” President Trump wrote in a Truth ⁣Social​ post on Sept. 10.

In ⁤a‌ separate post, the former president‍ added: “I will name the place and the test, and it‍ will be a tough one. Nobody will come even close⁤ to me!⁤ We can also throw some physical activity into it.”

The former president then dismissed questions about his fitness ⁢for another term in the White House by pointing to his abilities as a⁣ golfer.

“I⁢ just⁣ won the Senior Club Championship at a big golf ‍club,‌ with many very good players. ​To do so you need strength, accuracy, touch ​and, above‍ all, mental toughness,” President Trump‍ wrote.

The Wall Street Journal poll (pdf), which questioned 1,500 registered voters⁤ from Aug. 24 to‌ 30, found that 73⁤ percent ‍of respondents believe ⁣80-year-old President Biden⁣ is too old to ⁢seek a second White House term, compared with 47 percent who‍ said the same of 77-year-old President Trump.

The poll also found that ⁢60 percent thought President Biden was not mentally up to the task of being the ​president, while 49 percent⁤ said the same thing about President Trump.

At​ the same time, 57 percent of ⁢respondents disapprove of how President Biden ‌is​ handling his job, according ‌to the poll.

President Trump questioned the integrity⁣ of the ⁤poll in his Truth Social posts.

“In a phony and probably ‌rigged Wall Street Journal poll, coming out⁢ of nowhere to softened the mental incompetence blow that ⁢is so obvious ‌with Crooked Joe Biden, they‍ ask about my age and mentality. Where did that ​come from?” President Trump wrote.

Tests

In February, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki⁤ Haley floated the idea of mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over‍ 75, one day ​after announcing her candidacy for the White House.

Days​ later, President Trump appeared to agree with Ms. Haley’s suggestion, when he announced that all presidential candidates ​should take a mental‍ competency test‍ for the​ 2024 election.

“ANYBODY running for ‌the Office of President of the United States should agree to take a full & complete Mental Competency Test simultaneously (or before!) with the announcement that he⁢ or she is running, ​& likewise, but to a somewhat lesser extent, agree to a test‌ which ‍would​ prove that you‌ are physically capable of doing the job,” the former⁢ president ⁢ wrote ‍on Truth Social.

“Being an outstanding President requires great mental acuity⁢ & physical⁢ stamina. If you don’t have these qualities or traits,​ it ​is likely you won’t succeed. MAGA!” he added, referring to his campaign slogan of Make America Great⁣ Again.

Poll

President ⁣Biden ​is widely ‍seen as too old to ‌effectively‌ serve ⁤as president for another four years, ⁣according ‍to a recent national poll ‍ from⁣ The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public‍ Affairs Research. The poll ​questioned ‍1,165 adults from Aug. 10 to 14.

Seventy-seven percent of respondents ‍said President Biden is too ‌old to be effective for a⁢ second term, compared‍ with ​51 percent who said the same‍ thing about President Trump. Among those who held such‌ a view ​about the ⁣current president, ⁤69 percent ‌were Democrats and 89 ​percent were Republicans.

Words like “old,” “outdated,” “aging,” and ⁣”elderly” were ⁢the first words that⁤ 26 percent of respondents said came⁤ to their mind‌ when describing President Biden, in contrast ‍to 1 percent who ​used these words for President Trump.

Additionally, 15 percent‍ mentioned words like “slow,” “confused,” and “bumbling” to describe⁣ President Biden, while 3 percent did so for President Trump.