{"id":5635,"date":"2026-04-17T21:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5635"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:53:57","slug":"rfk-jr-spars-with-democrat-lawmaker-questioning-trumps-mental-acuity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5635","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. spars with Democrat lawmaker questioning Trump\u2019s mental acuity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoked former President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cdelusional\u201d behavior when asked on Friday if President Trump should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) expressed concern during a congressional hearing with Kennedy over Trump\u2019s recent social media posts threatening Iranian \u201ccivilization,\u201d criticizing Pope Leo and portraying himself as a Christ-like figure \u2013 arguing they suggest the president is mentally unwell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions of Americans are questioning this president\u2019s mental fitness, his emotional stability, and whether he can carry out the duties of his office. Do you share their concerns about his mental health?\u201d Takano asked the health secretary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call your attention to \u2013 \u201d Kennedy began answering before the congressman interrupted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kennedy was adamant that Trump was in perfect mental shape.   <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMr. Secretary, my question was: Do you share their concerns about his mental health?\u201d Takano asked again, adding, \u201cWe need a leader that we know has full command of his mental faculties and is emotionally stable as he sends uniformed American men and women into harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMillions of Americans are now wondering if this president is delusional and thinks he is Jesus Christ,\u201d the congressman claimed. \u201cMr. Secretary, given everything that I\u2019ve shown you today, will you insist that President Trump undergo an assessment of his mental fitness and his emotional stability?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy shot back: \u201cAbsolutely not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Takano then asked Kennedy if he would invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows for the removal of a president who is deemed unable to fulfill the duties of the office, should Trump fail a mental fitness test.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere hasn\u2019t been a president who is more sane or stable \u2026\u201d Kennedy began before Takano interrupted once again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Takano argued that Kennedy should support invoking in the 25th Amendment against Trump if the president were to fail a mental acuity test.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Takano grilled Kennedy on Trump\u2019s recent social media posts. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMr. Secretary, my question is would you vote to invoke the 25th Amendment,\u201d the congressman pressed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at the video of President Biden this week,\u201d Kennedy responded. \u201cThat\u2019s who you supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s delusional,\u201d the HHS secretary said of the 83-year-old former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe thought a guy was Barack Obama,\u201d Kennedy continued, talking over Takano, who continued shouting his question about the 25th Amendment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy was referring to an incredibly awkward moment at Syracuse University School of Law earlier this week where Biden demanded that one of the institution\u2019s board members join him at the podium because he thought the black man resembled former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarack, what are you doing?\u201d Biden asked Jeffrey Scruggs, the chairman of the school\u2019s Board of Trustees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoesn\u2019t he look like Barack?\u201d the former president asked the crowd, as Scruggs shook his head in apparent disbelief.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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