Fiercely attacking his critics, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that what he hates most is being insulted as "stupid." However, he added that he would have no objection if someone addressed him as a "brilliant dictator."

Addressing supporters in New York on Friday (May 22), the 79-year-old Republican leader reiterated his willingness to undergo special medical testing to prove his critics wrong regarding his mental acuity.

Although the New York rally was originally scheduled to focus on the cost of living and affordability, Trump eventually pivoted to the ongoing controversy surrounding his mental fitness and detailed a conversation he had with a doctor.

Trump told the crowd that he is the smartest person he has ever met and asserted that the American people surely want an intelligent individual as their president.

Expressing anger at his critics' remarks, he revealed that he told a doctor he could not accept being called stupid, noting he would rather be called a brilliant dictator instead.

To address the situation, he claimed that at the doctor's suggestion, he took a cognitive test—a test he described as highly difficult and one that very few people successfully pass.

This is not the first time Donald Trump has boasted about successfully passing a cognitive exam.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, last month, he argued that taking such a test should be mandatory for anyone running for President or Vice President.

Claiming he achieved a 100% success rate on the test three times during his terms, he took swipes at the intelligence of Democratic leaders like Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Mixed Reactions from Experts and Officials
However, medical experts have expressed mixed reactions regarding Trump’s claims about the testing.

Dr. Henry David Abraham, an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, noted that taking such a test three times within a short period is highly unusual.

Experts suspect that the test Trump repeatedly references is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), which is primarily used to detect dementia or cognitive impairment.

According to Dr. John Gartner, a former professor at Johns Hopkins University, Trump’s cognitive abilities are declining daily, and his behavior exhibits clear signs of psychological distress.

In stark contrast to these negative assessments from experts, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth praised Trump’s health, hailing him as one of the sharpest and most visionary commanders-in-chief in recent US history.