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Ocelot II

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54. It's a debunked story. Trump is stupid, but it's the sort of stupid that comes from willful ignorance
Mon May 25, 2026, 11:03 AM
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and not any kind of disability. An IQ of 78 is classified as borderline or well below average, depending on which scale is used - in other words, on the edge of developmentally disabled; I don't think he's that. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he's at least somewhat dyslexic, but that's not a cognitive disorder. His apparent intellectual shortcomings aren't caused by some congenital disability but by his constellation of personality disorders. He's a narcissist who thinks he's always right and that whatever he believes is true, and throughout his privileged life he's never been held to account. He always got his way because of his money and his bullying personality, so he was able to turn his beliefs into facts as far as his business was concerned. Since he always got his way and was able to force others to do what he wanted, he never had to learn much about anything that didn't affect his business. He remained comfortably ignorant about everything outside his world of real estate development, and being lazy on top of everything else, he never bothered to learn anything else. As a result, he presents as being as dumb as a bag of hair. His IQ, if it had ever been measured, is probably a lukewarm normal. He's functionally stupid because he's lazy and has been able to do what he wanted without having to know anything outside his little world of rich assholes.

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I saw that too, I am also wondering if it's true, or satire. Americanme Monday #1
To quote the great 20th century philosopher, Dr. Bugs Bunny, 3Hotdogs Monday #11
I love me some Bugs Bunny! COL Mustard Monday #26
No way it's that high. Emile Monday #2
You read my mind! no_hypocrisy Monday #3
You win the thread malaise Monday #10
Lizard Whip-poor-will Monday #4
That's very close to my estimate... Hugin Monday #5
I always thought mgardener Monday #19
I would have to agree... Hugin Monday #23
Well, apparently the Russian mob cleaned his clock in the 80s. yardwork Monday #39
"person, woman, man, camera, tv" was something to brag about bucolic_frolic Monday #6
Better hope it's not IQ of 86 Seinan Sensei Monday #24
He 100% has ADHD with those flashes of anger, especially when he thinks someone thinks he's dumb. Greybnk48 Monday #32
I tend to agree. WinstonSmith4740 Monday #34
And we all know that was fixed. usedtobedemgurl Monday #41
More like 37. Joinfortmill Monday #7
I am surprised he passed room temperature. randr Monday #8
Average iq in America is 98, and he's clearly below average. unblock Monday #9
Everything he says is a projection, hence his insistence that people he hates are "low IQ" Scrivener7 Monday #12
Even a feeble brain can be adaptive. He's overcompensated for his entire life. allegorical oracle Monday #49
Trumpsters are living proof that the only people who are charmed by Trump Aristus Monday #55
Adding: instead of "47" we should refer to him as "IQ73." Scrivener7 Monday #13
A lot of people are saying Mystery To Me Monday #14
Seriously? I think it's higher. tavernier Monday #15
Manipulation... Hugin Monday #17
I have come to the conclusion Henry203 Monday #16
He recently said that he hates to be called "dumb." lastlib Monday #21
One of his Wharton professors... GiqueCee Monday #33
Professor Kelley. Ritabert Monday #46
Base line for Dunning Kruger syndrome? Tiny Tabby Monday #18
A room temperature IQ Danmel Monday #20
Celsius. twodogsbarking Monday #35
Kelvin... Hugin Monday #45
IQ tests scores are jiggered by the age of the test-taker FakeNoose Monday #22
Attaching a single number, like IQ, to something that is highly complex, like intelligence, is problematic. dedl67 Monday #25
I am 100% certain that number was transposed by the tester. NoMoreRepugs Monday #27
While he is a dumbshit, that story has been pretty solidly debunked ToxMarz Monday #28
Thanks for this Alice Kramden Monday #36
He has an animal intelligence. FalloutShelter Monday #29
Very , very dumb... Escape Monday #30
Genetics have to be a factor in judging Trump's mental capacity... GiqueCee Monday #31
Agree, and I especially like your description: Alice Kramden Monday #38
73? Dave Id Monday #37
His hat clearly told us 45-47. GreenWave Monday #40
Huh? He aced the cognitive test 3 times! johnnyfins Monday #42
Very unlikely karynnj Monday #43
It's highly unlikely that post on FB was real Fiendish Thingy Monday #44
I think he definitely has a learning disability. Ritabert Monday #47
Seems Too Low ProfessorGAC Monday #48
Nope. Another fake story. Ms. Toad Monday #50
Please stop the assault on people with intellectual disabilities csusan Monday #51
My dad referred to him as "Dumb Trump". Squaredeal Monday #52
Yes and it's gotten worse. Dave Bowman Monday #53
It's a debunked story. Trump is stupid, but it's the sort of stupid that comes from willful ignorance Ocelot II Monday #54
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