Terry Prone: It’s a no-brainer — Donald Trump, like me, just got the wrong cognitive test

US president Donald Trump has been boasting about his ability to remember five words in a row. Let him boast, says Terry Prone.

US president Donald Trump speaks during an event to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former American politician and Olympic track and field athlete Jim Ryun, in the Blue Room of the White House. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

You have to sympathise with US President Donald Trump over the cognitive tests. Well, no, actually you don’t have to sympathise with him, but having a little try wouldn’t do you any more harm than a few stretching exercises and might render you less rigid and lower your blood pressure. 

You could at least acknowledge that his boasts are understandable. Not credible, and we’ll come back to that, but understandable. You don’t have to ace a test in order to want to boast about it. Not failing is pretty good, too.