Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett questions Trump's mental state and slams new tariffs

Jasmine Crockett attacked Donald Trump's mental ability and said it was "beyond wild" that no one else was questioning the president's mental 'acuity'

A United States Representative from Texas has questioned President Donald Trump's mental state and slammed his tariff agenda.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett said on Thursday that she couldn't understand why no one was questioning Donald Trump's mental "fitness." "The fact that no one is questioning his mental acuity or fitness to serve is beyond wild to me," she told MSNBC.

Crocket referenced Donald Trump's relentless attacks on Joe Biden during his 2024 presidential campaign and the recent stock market plunge after his announcement of reciprocal tariffs on America's trading partners.

“Like the fact that they sat around, called Joe Biden ‘Sleepy Joe Biden,’ and as I said before, at least you could sleep at night because you didn’t have to worry about your 401(k) disappearing overnight," Crocket said.

The Texas Representative added that during Joe Biden's presidency, Americans had much less to worry about regarding the economy than they did under the 47th president.

“You didn’t have to worry about these allegations of fake invasions,” Crockett added.

“You didn’t have to worry about the cost of food just skyrocketing or skyrocketing costs of all of your electronics.”

On Friday, Trump said he took a nearly five-hour cognitive test at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and that the results are expected to be revealed on Sunday.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump, 78, said he chose to take a cognitive assessment because he “wanted to be a little different” than former President Joe Biden.

“I don’t know what to tell you other than I got every answer right,” Trump claimed.

When asked about the details of the test, Trump didn't give much information.

“I think it’s a pretty well-known test. Whatever it is, I got everyone — I got it all right," he explained, adding that he took "every test you can imagine."

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"Overall, I felt I was in very good shape. A good heart, a good soul — a very good soul."

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