Gretchen Whitmer suggests it ‘wouldn’t hurt’ for Biden to take cognitive test

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) suggested it wouldn’t be the worst move for President Joe Biden to take a cognitive test in the fallout of his lackluster presidential debate performance.

In the wake of Biden’s debate performance, Democrats have struggled to come to a consensus on Biden’s political future, with some rank-and-file House Democrats suggesting he should drop out with relatively few big names calling for the same. Some have called for Biden to take a cognitive test to ensure voters he’s up for the job, a move Whitmer said wouldn’t hurt the President.

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