Hours ago, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8) sent a letter to the White House physician requesting performance of a cognitive exam on President Donald Trump, with a requirement to report those results to Congress within two weeks. ^{1, 2}

Said Raskin, “When the President of the United States threatens to extinguish a civilization on social media, rants about combat missions with children at the Easter Egg Roll, and drops profane tirades on Easter morning, we have indisputably entered the realm of profound medical difficulty and concern.”

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1. Weiss, B. (2026, April 10). Democrats demand Trump undergo cognitive assessment after ‘disturbing’ rhetoric on Iran war. Courthouse News Service. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://www.courthousenews.com/democrats-demand-trump-undergo-cognitive-assessment-after-disturbing-rhetoric-on-iran-war/ ↩︎
2. Lillis, M. (2026, April 10). Raskin asks White House physician for ‘comprehensive cognitive assessment’ of Trump. The Hill. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5826129-raskin-presses-trump-fitness/ ↩︎