Donald Trump’s mental state called into question as Democrats demand White House evaluation after Iran threats

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDonald Trump’s mental state called into question as Democrats demand White House evaluation after Iran threatsWhite House hails 79-year-old president’s ‘sharpness’ and ‘unmatched energy’Alex Woodward in New York Friday 10 April 2026 20:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955581","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cognitive-exam-jamie-raskin-iran-b2955581.html","title":"Dems demand White House immediately evaluate Trump’s mental state after Iran threat"}}CloseTrump rambles about Biden’s ‘auto-pen’ to bemused children at Easter egg rollSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimat...