AOC mocks Trump's Walter Reed health exam after he challenges her to IQ test

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit back at Donald Trump’s boast about acing a cognitive test by mocking his ability to draw a clock
UPDATED OCT 28, 2025
Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at a Capitol Hill event after responding online to Donald Trump’s dementia test remarks (Getty Images)
Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke at a Capitol Hill event after responding online to Donald Trump’s dementia test remarks (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) flipped President Donald Trump’s latest jab back at him after he bragged about his “high IQ” and challenged her and Rep Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) to take the same cognitive test he claimed to have aced.

Trump’s challenge quickly turned into a viral moment — but not for the reason he might have hoped. Ocasio-Cortez, known for her sharp wit, used the opportunity to mock the president’s repeated boasts about his mental fitness.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Donald Trump’s dementia test claim



In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ocasio-Cortez quipped, “Hello Mr. President! Out of curiosity, did those doctors ask you to draw a clock by any chance? Was that part hard for you, too? Asking for 340 million people.”

The jab referenced the clock-drawing task from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment — a screening test for cognitive impairment, not a measure of intelligence. Her sarcastic tone struck a chord with her 12.7 million followers, many of whom praised her for flipping Trump’s challenge into a punchline.

The exchange came after Trump claimed during a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force One that both Ocasio-Cortez and Crockett would fail the same test he took months ago at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Donald Trump dares Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to take IQ test



“They have Jasmine Crockett, a low-IQ person. They have AOC’s low IQ,” Trump said. “If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard… They’re really aptitude tests, in a certain way, but they’re cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump.”

He continued, “The first couple of questions are easy — a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe, you know. But when you get up to about five or six, and then when you get up to 10 and 20 and 25, they couldn’t come close to answering any of those questions.”

Trump has long pointed to the cognitive test as evidence of his mental sharpness, though medical experts have noted that the assessment is designed to detect signs of early dementia rather than gauge IQ.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) departs from a town hall gathering on May 2, 2025 in New York City. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has been traveling across the United States with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on his
Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) departed a town hall in New York City on May 2, 2025 during the 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour with Sen. Bernie Sanders (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Donald Trump discloses MRI results mid-flight



While en route to Tokyo on Monday, Trump also revealed that he had undergone an MRI scan, telling reporters the results were “perfect.”

“The doctors said some of the best reports they’ve ever seen,” Trump said aboard Air Force One. “Some of the best reports for the age.”

The president, now the second-oldest individual to serve in the Oval Office, did not specify why the test was conducted but used the moment to double down on his claims of exceptional health.

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