After a day of gaffes by former President Donald Trump during several campaign speeches, CBS’ Margaret Brennan questioned a GOP Senator about Trump’s mental fitness.

In an interview on Face the Nation Sunday, Brennan played a clip of Trump confusing President Joe Biden with former President Barack Obama. She then asked Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) about Trump’s cognitive function.

“I know you have endorsed Mr. Trump,” Brennan said. “He seemed there to confuse Biden for Obama. He also suggested that there were U.S. troops serving in Ukraine. Are you comfortable about his mental fitness?”

“Compared to the current president?” Sullivan said. “One hundred ten percent. And as your polling shows, I think the American people have real concerns where President Biden is with regard to his fitness for office, particularly his mental acuity. And relative to President Biden — or relative to former President Trump — I don’t even think it’s a close call when you see the two in action.”

The CBS poll Sullivan cited showed only 32 percent of voters believe Biden has the necessary mental and cognitive health to serve as president. But the same poll showed a majority of voters also don’t believe Trump has the necessary mental and cognitive health — with just 49 percent believing trump checks those boxes, compared to 51 percent who don’t.

Brennan also noted that Trump claimed U.S. soldiers are fighting on the ground in Ukraine, which is false.

“To be clear, there are no US troops serving on the battlefield in Ukraine,” Brennan said. “There are military advisors. But there aren’t troops, correct?”

Sullivan punted and replied, “I would go back to who is demonstrating more mental fitness to be the president and I don’t even think it’s a close call between President Trump and President Biden right now.”

Watch above, via CBS.

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