The president has defended his faculties, saying at a March 26 Cabinet meeting that he took a cognitive test three times and "aced it all three times." Still, medical voices quoted in reports urged caution, with one doctor saying advisers should discourage bragging about such screenings and another describing worrying speech and thought patterns.
After reports that first lady Melania assisted him walking down White House steps on Easter, calls for the 25th Amendment to be considered have surfaced among some critics — a reminder the debate over presidential fitness remains heated.