Harris Calls Trump’s Bluff, Says She’ll Take Cognitive Exam If He Will

During an interview with CBS Evening News, Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump out and said that she would absolutely be willing to take a cognitive exam – provided he takes the same one that she takes. Trump has been bragging for years about “acing” his cognitive exam, but that was over four years ago and he’s obviously not nearly as sharp as he was then (which wasn’t anything to brag about at the time.) Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
 

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*This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse any typos.

Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with CBS News's, Nora O'Donnell for CBS evening news. And the fact, uh, uh, or the point I guess came up that Donald Trump wants Vice President Harris to take a cognitive exam. And he has been saying that for quite some time now. He's been saying it for many months. He has suggested that she somehow was born that way with cognitive issues in spite of the fact that we have not seen any evidence of any cognitive problems with Kamala Harris. And we recently got an open letter from 233 mental health professionals warning us of all of the potential mental, both neurological and psychological problems that Donald Trump has. Nevertheless, he thinks that Kamala Harris should take a cognitive exam. So it was brought up by Nora O'Donnell and Kamala Harris said, you know what? Sure. She said, absolutely she'd be willing to take a cognitive exam.

But she did put a very important caveat on there, and it's a caveat. I happen to like, usually don't like caveats, but she said she would challenge him to take the same one. So sure, I'll take a cognitive exam. He has to also take the same one. Now, Donald Trump, of course, brags about how he aced his cognitive exam that he took and the doctors have never seen anybody aced it. They've never said anybody aced it? That's a lie. But that was almost five years ago. Yeah, I, I, I think if we look at footage from Donald Trump today and compare it to footage of Donald Trump five years ago, it's a different person. So taking a cognitive exam five years ago means absolutely nothing at this point. That's like saying, oh, I don't need a cancer screening. I just had one five years ago. Oh yeah, well it can develop in the meantime like what the hell is wrong with you?

Of course that kind of goes along with his, you know, potential cognitive impairment. But Harris took it a step further, and this is what I really like about her response here. Not only did she say like, yeah, I'll take one and I would challenge him to do the same thing, but then she got to the heart of the matter and said this, this is what he has resorted to I, and I think he actually is increasingly unstable and unhinged as re has resorted to name calling because he actually has no plan for the American people. Don't take it from me. Listen to the people who know him best. His former chiefs of staff most recently four star Marine General, John Kelly, listen to two former secretaries of defense who worked for him, listen to his national security advisor, listened to his vice president who have all in one way or another, said he is unfit to be president again. Should never be president again and is dangerous.

That is hitting at home, right? It's not just enough to be like, yeah, I'll take one and he's gotta take the same one. She then goes into the heart of it like he says these things like, I'm cognitively impaired because he can't talk about issues, he can't talk about anything. He's a flipping lunatic. So he goes on these personal attacks because that's all he knows how to do and then get this crap. Okay, I wanna continue reading from this CBS report. This picks up right where I had just finished reading her quote CBS in their report on their website. Then said this, Harris has received criticism for her comments about Trump, including calling him a fascist in recent days from top Republicans in Congress, who accused her of inviting another assassination attempt against the former president. The vice president told CBS that she condemns violence, but whatever.

[perry]

He’ll never do it, he’s a coward and a moron.

[Mlz-bb]

KAMALA HARRIS is unquestionably Smarter and I am proud to have voted for her! 🇺🇸💙💙💙

[eileenlambert]

Trump would never do it!! Vote Blue 🗳!!!!

[philiplombardo]

If this happens it should take place on national TV on every cable news station so nobody can twist the truth.

[fringbabyross]

He thinks SHE has mental
Issues?!! Good grief that man’s projection is wild

[JohnHilaryMartin]

How on earth does any American voter think that Trump is normal, mentally???

[davidsaunders]

Now watch Trump run to hills when it's time to take it

[tonycasarrubia]

She’s superior to him in every way possible.

[billytichenor]

This should be pay per view! Fat Jesus would fail his cognitive test!

[hansvandermeulen]

DO IT! If he won't, it's unlikely he will, he's a coward for chickening out.

[Zizou_]

Your move, Donald. Do it on PPV. I’d pay to watch you get exposed.

[walpoleandworcester]

Even a fifth grader or an idiot like Johnny Bravo could beat Orange Man in a cognitive test.

[ambrabridges]

And the test needs to be administered by a competent doctor, not a Trump sycophant.

[gilmoremccoy]

We the sane people of the USA 🇺🇸 are aware of trump's stupidity and criminality!
VOTE BLUE for Democracy 💙🇺🇲

[chandak]

And she can say she is being kind too, trying to get the feeble old man the help he so desperately needs

[debbiestutzman]

My husband and I early voted yesterday and voted an all blue ticket.

[Critoxyn]

Harris said, "you first." We need more of this

[danielscott]

let them both take it at the same time and Televised LIVE!

[BerthaMorin-tinz]

He gets to be lawless she has to be flawless!

[Particulator]

_Orange Blubber_ will never agree to that, he'll say doctors are biased or whatever lame excuse he'll come up with.