{"id":609242,"date":"2024-02-19T04:04:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T01:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/reagans-daughter-patti-davis-says-us-probably-should-have-cognitive-tests-for-presidential-candidates\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T04:04:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T01:04:17","slug":"reagans-daughter-patti-davis-says-us-probably-should-have-cognitive-tests-for-presidential-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reagans-daughter-patti-davis-says-us-probably-should-have-cognitive-tests-for-presidential-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"#Reagan\u2019s daughter Patti Davis says US \u2018probably\u2019 should have cognitive tests for presidential candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/patti-davis-ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Patti Davis, daughter of former President Reagan, said the United States should \u201cprobably\u201d administer cognitive tests to presidential candidates in an interview that aired Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably,\u201d Davis said, when asked in an interview on NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d whether she thought cognitive tests should be given to those running for the nation\u2019s highest office.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah. I mean, in just what we know about what age can do. It doesn\u2019t always do that, but it would probably be a good idea,\u201d she continued. \u201cMy father was 77 when he left office after two terms. It seems so young now, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Biden, now 81, was 77 years old when elected to his first term, and he was 78 by the time he was sworn in. Former President Trump, now 77, was sworn in at 70 years old, breaking Reagan\u2019s record for the oldest president to be sworn into office. In 2020, Biden broke Trump\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Biden and Trump are the leading candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties\u2019 presidential nominations, and, if elected, they would both be in their 80s by the end of their terms. With a high likelihood of an octogenarian serving as the country\u2019s next president, Americans have paid more attention to the role that age plays in a candidate\u2019s ability to campaign and to serve as president.<\/p>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who is the last remaining GOP primary opponent to Trump, has capitalized on her relatively young age, 52, throughout her campaign. She has long called for term limits and mental competency tests.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, in the interview, referred to Reagan\u2019s role in ending the Cold War and said, \u201cSo, that was not someone who was, you know, fractured in age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, yes, I probably thought he was old because he was my father, and we think that about our parents. But, you know, not in the way that we\u2019re talking about now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Reagan developed Alzheimer\u2019s in 1994, and there was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/worrying-about-reagan\">some speculation among staff<\/a> and reporters that his symptoms began in the years prior \u2014 something his doctors and spokespeople have denied.<\/p>\n<p>White House staff, however, raised concerns about his attentiveness and behavior, investigative reporting in recent years has shown, and some aides even raised the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment, a suggestion quickly dismissed by the chief of staff, according <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/reagan-health-25th-amendment\">to the History Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2024 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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