'Kaplan dementia prep': Seth Meyers takes dig at Donald Trump for his 'obsession' with cognitive tests
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: In a recent monologue, late-night host Seth Meyers delved into the peculiar world of Donald Trump's ongoing obsession with cognitive tests.
The former president's public musings about his mental acumen left the 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' host bewildered, amused and concerned.
Seth Meyers mocks Trump after he boasts about his cognitive test
Seth Meyers began the monologue by highlighting Donald Trump's repeated references to a cognitive test taken at the White House, designed not for super intelligence but to screen for dementia.
Trump, in his characteristic style, proudly declared to his audience, "The first couple of questions are easy, like they’ll have a lion, a giraffe, a whale, and a shark, and they’ll say, 'Which one’s the lion?' Okay?"
Meyers couldn't resist injecting humor into the situation, quipping, "Historically, it would be considered a gaffe when a candidate for higher office told a group of voters they’re so dumb, only 2% of them could answer, 'Which one is the lion?' But Trump does it and it gets an applause break."
The comedian also pointed out a numerical discrepancy in Trump's narrative, highlighting that Trump mentioned being given six items but listed only five – a chair, a hat, a badge, a necklace, and a vote.
Meyers cheekily asked, "Are you underreporting the number of things for tax purposes?"
Meyers humorously speculated on the potential consequences of Trump's seemingly casual approach to the cognitive test, stating, "It’s probably not ideal in the middle of your dementia screening test to say the words, 'What’s going on?'. That’s the first thing they teach you at Kaplan Dementia Prep."
Seth Meyers mocks Donald Trump's challenge to former White House doctor
The late-night host further ridiculed Trump's recounting of the cognitive test experience, where the former president claimed to have aced the test despite his disoriented response.
"That’s why my name is Dr John Trump," Trump asserted, leaving Meyers and his audience in stitches.
Meyers wasn't finished as he highlighted Trump's continued preoccupation with the topic.
In a recent interview with Fox News, Trump challenged his former White House doctor, Dr Ronny Jackson, to an aptitude test, claiming he was "a lot sharper" than her.
Meyers took the opportunity to point out the irony of relying on a doctor nicknamed "the candy man" and detained by police at a rodeo as a medical expert.
In Meyers' comedic analysis, Trump's cognitive test saga unfolds as a surreal and absurd spectacle, blending elements of self-aggrandizement, numerical confusion, and questionable medical expertise.
As the monologue concludes, it becomes clear that Trump's mental acuity remains a perpetual source of entertainment and bemusement in the world of late-night comedy.
