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Published 16:57 27 Mar 2026 GMT
Donald Trump has taken aim at several of his political rivals during a speech highlighting his second-term achievements.
The 79-year-old president used the address to mock his Democratic predecessors, referring to former president Joe Biden as "sleepy Biden" and claiming he was the "worst" leader the country has ever had.
He added that Barack Obama was "almost as bad," while also taking a dig at former Vice President Kamala Harris over her handling of migration issues, IBTimes reported.
The president then went further by saying he would ask the 61-year-old to take an IQ test, directly questioning her intelligence.
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Trump's remarks about Harrie drew strong reactions on social media.
One critic wrote: "Why does he always talk about low IQ when his is incredibly low? Does he know that he is an idiot and he tries to play it off and think we wont notice?"
Another slammed: "The most unintelligent and inarticulate president in American history has the audacity to criticize someone’s competence." A third quipped: "Kamala should take him up on it but insist he take the same test at the same time."
A fourth user chimed in: "Had Kamala won the election we’d have had no wars, flourishing economy, no killing and deporting US citizens , health insurance, clean energy, respect around the world,a qualified cabinet and Trump would have been in prison."
At a separate rally in Kentucky, Trump also mocked the way Biden and Obama walk. He referenced a moment where the 83-year-old slipped in public and compared it with Obama’s faster pace.
Douglas Kruse, co-director of Rutgers University's Program for Disability Research, weighed in on the comments, saying: "His comments may reflect ableism, but they may also reflect general ageism and fear of getting older. My guess is that he's trying to prove he's still able, as many older people do."
This week, Trump faced renewed scrutiny over his own health after revealing he had taken a cognitive test three times.
Speaking during a cabinet meeting, he said: "I'm the only president that ever took a cognitive test.
"I took it three times. It's actually a very hard test for a lot of people. It wasn't hard for me...It starts off with an easy question and by the time you get to the middle it gets tougher - mathematical equations and things," he continued. "I aced it all three times, in front of numerous doctors."
"I was told when I went in... 'Well, if you take it... and you do badly, it's probably going to get out...' One doctor said, 'I've never seen anybody get them all right, I've been doing the test for twenty years,'" he added.
However, the admission triggered criticism online, with many questioning why the test had been taken multiple times.
One person joked: "I took the driving test 3 times. I hit all the cones- no one's ever done that, they were so impressed they kept having me come back to take the test again."
Another asked: "Seriously, if you have to have him take multiple tests isn’t that your answer right there whether he’s cognitively impaired?"
A third added: "A cognitive test is given to a patient when the doctor suspects cognitive decline. If the patient passes the first test, there's no need for a second or third test."
