Donald Trump is a stupid man. A profoundly stupid man. Indeed, you would struggle in vain to find the right combination of words to accurately describe the full breadth of his stupidity. So stupid is he that one might be tempted to say that he is the dumbest person on the planet. But to make such a claim, you would be overlooking his supporters. For as stupid as Trump is, theses morons must surely be even dumber. And they are, but I will deal with them later.
One way in which Trump appears to be smarter than his supporters (less stupid is probably a better way to phrase that), is that he at least appears cognizant of the fact that he is a moron. At some level, he recognizes that he is stupid. He is very clearly sensitive and embarrassed about his obvious lack of intelligence. We know this because he constantly tells people how smart he supposedly is. (Pro Tip: If you have to tell people that you’re smart, then you’re not.)
We have seen it time and time again. Near the end of his first and only term in office, Trump famously bragged about having passed a “cognitive test” in which he had to remember five things and repeat them. I’m sure you remember. You were no doubt incredibly impressed by his demonstration of genius. Here’s a clip if you would like to relive the moment:
the last questions are much more difficult. like a memory question. it's like you go person, woman, man, camera, TV. so they say could you repeat that? so. I said, yeah. so it's person, woman, man, camera, TV. okay, that's very good. if you get it in order, you get extra points. pic.twitter.com/GcXzdXTpb9
— Brendan Karet (@bad_takes) July 23, 2020
He obviously believes that demonstrating his brilliance by acing such a difficult test failed to convince everyone that he is anything other than a half-wit. Four years later, he is still trying to convince people how smart he is. Here he was over the weekend explaining his genius to the assembled crowd of mindless drones who showed up to his rally:
Trump: "I'm a pretty smart guy. I have genetics—do you believe in genetics? I do. Fast racehorses produce fast racehorses, whether you like it or not…Like, I'm smart, probably brilliant”
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) November 3, 2024
Fact check: false.
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And here he is begging his cult to come to his defense when their demented cult leader loses his train of thought and begins rambling for hours about something he saw on TV 27 years ago as if it just happened yesterday:
Trump: "I'm a pretty smart guy. I have genetics—do you believe in genetics? I do. Fast racehorses produce fast racehorses, whether you like it or not…Like, I'm smart, probably brilliant”
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) November 3, 2024
Fact check: false.
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Look, I normally do not mock mentally handicapped elderly people, but when they are also aspiring fascist dictators running for President, then they’re fair game.
How about we defeat Donald Trump on Tuesday in a landslide and not talk about this piece of shit anymore. Deal?