Harris responded to question about cognitive tests, though social media posts suggest otherwise

In a video clip spreading on social media, "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O’Donnell interviews Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. O’Donnell recounts comments from former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, questioning his rival’s competency. 

"Donald Trump was on Joe Rogan and he called you, Madam Vice President, a ‘very low IQ person’ and said, ‘I think she needs to take a cognitive test. I think Kamala should have a test because there’s something missing, there's something wrong with her,’" O’Donnell says in the video.

Harris smiles and silently nods and the clip ends. 

"CBS: President Trump is calling you to take a cognitive test," text flanking the video says. "VP Harris: *Blank stare*"  

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But the clip shared on Instagram, from an interview that aired Oct. 28, ends before Harris responds. 

O’Donnell’s comments that appear in the clip start at the 2:44 mark in this extended excerpt published on CBS News’ website.

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"Would you take a cognitive test?" O’Donnell says. 

"Sure," Harris says. "I would challenge him to take the same one."

She goes on to call him "increasingly stable and unhinged" and "unfit" for office.

We rate claims she didn’t respond to questions about a cognitive test False.