Jasmine Crockett Accepts Trump’s Challenge to Take His ‘IQ Test,’ Then Studies by Identifying Picture of Elephant
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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett says she’s ready to take on President Donald Trump’s challenge to compete in what he called an “IQ test” — a test that’s actually a cognitive assessment used to detect signs of dementia.
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 29, the Texas congresswoman agreed to participate in what host Jimmy Kimmel jokingly dubbed the “James C. Kimmel Cognitive Aptitude and Mental Brilliance Invitational.” Kimmel said he wanted to see — and make happen — a televised showdown between the president and the outspoken Democrat.
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Jasmine Crockett
“I know that he can’t seem to find himself in the Oval Office to make sure that he can end this shutdown, but he does have time to troll me,” Crockett said during the segment. “So listen, if he’s down, I’m down.”
The exchange followed remarks President Trump made earlier in the week aboard Air Force One, where he challenged both Crockett and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to take what he described as a tough “IQ test.” The president said he had taken the same test — believed to be the Montreal Cognitive Assessment — and achieved a perfect score.
“They’re really aptitude tests, I guess, in a certain way, but they’re cognitive tests,” Trump told reporters. “Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. I don’t think Jasmine could get far with those questions.”
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President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on Oct. 27, 2025
Crockett, 44, said she was “absolutely” willing to take the test live, joking that if the two tied, she’d be open to settling it with a “sit-up contest.” “I don’t know that he can sit up,” she quipped, earning laughs from the audience.
Kimmel played along, testing Crockett with sample questions similar to those used in the cognitive exam — such as identifying an elephant and recalling a list of words — which she answered correctly. “Wow, you’re going to crush this,” Kimmel said.
Asked about Trump’s repeated habit of calling political opponents “low IQ,” Crockett said, “They tend to be women, and they tend to be women of color.”
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, developed in 1996 by Canadian neurologist Dr. Ziad Nasreddine, is not designed to measure intelligence. Nasreddine has explained that “there are no studies showing that this test is correlated to IQ tests,” noting that its purpose is to detect early signs of dementia, not determine intellectual ability.
President Trump first spoke publicly about taking the test in 2018 and has continued to highlight his “perfect score” since. According to his physician’s April 2025 memo, the president again completed the 30-question assessment during his latest annual physical, once more achieving a perfect result.
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