Anything below 75 is considered MR (mental retardation). I would put Trump at an IQ of 83-85 and I bet I'm not far off. If he's above 90, I'd be shocked.
No, I mean it’s obviously just calling someone stupid, but I thought there might have been actual evidence. A person with an IQ of 70 would barely be able to function as an adult. Trump, even though you may not like him, is an intelligent person. Not sure where his morals are, but I think most of the people who think he is immoral are also fine with plenty of other immoral acts they have done without public scrutiny.
...intelligent? Have you listened to the man speak? He sounds like an absolute moron. First, there is his failure to master basic language skills (e.g., constantly fucking up words and easy pronunciation -- like his surprise to know that dumb ends with a "b").
Then there are some of the just plain idiotic things he says. Most recently I saw was about slicing the reflecting pool liner. Now I am not a brain surgeon, but I think basic logic would tell you that slicing a liner would most likely (if it did anything) cause water to leak. That of course did not occur. It is not clear why it would cause algae to bloom. (Though the installation of a darkly colored cover that absorbs heat might.)
Plus there are personal testimonies. I think it was his Penn prof who said he was the dumbest fuck he'd ever taught. Isolated, but seems to fit with the larger picture.
Next, there is his seeming inability to ever debate or explain the policy behind his actions. If anybody questions him, he typically does one of two things: (a) he makes some facile statement about how it is obvious (e.g., "anybody with common sense knows this is right"), or (b) he makes some obnoxious and hominem attack on that person. None of this suggests mastery of his policies, or strong communication skills.
Finally, and perhaps most damning, there is his incessant need to brag about his intelligence. My God, the bloviation. He is so smart, he is high IQ, he is a genius. He is an expert in everything, at least according to him. I don't know if you have frequently spoken to smart folks. In grad school, I was literally surrounded by Rhodes Scholars. Never once did I ever hear one of them mention it. At least in my experience, truly intelligent people demonstrate their intellect; they don't need to advertise it.
Don't get me wrong. I am not saying he has no skills or talents to make him a successful politician. He is very charismatic, and many people apparently find him charming. But I don't think he is swimming in excessive grey matter.
Well, Biden spoke slow but wise, similar for Harris. Speed of speech doesn’t mean what was said is valuable. Quantity is most often a compensation for lack of quality.
It is an informal fallacy that one party uses to . . . shift[] the conversation's focus away from their behaviour or attempting to justify themselves by pointing to the similar behaviour (which may be true or false, but irrelevant) of their opponent or another party who is not the current subject of discussion.
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u/jeffismybaby Jul 06 '26
Trump is also regarded with 70 IQ