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Elon Musk Suggests Cognitive Testing for Elected Officials

‘Maybe we should have some basic cognitive test for elected officials? This is getting crazy,’ Musk posted on X.
Elon Musk Suggests Cognitive Testing for Elected Officials
Elon Musk, co-chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 5, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Entrepreneur Elon Musk suggested there should be cognitive tests for elected officials following news of a congresswoman spending six months in an assisted living facility.

“Maybe we should have some basic cognitive test for elected officials? This is getting crazy,” posted Musk on X, on Dec. 21.
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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