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99. Informative post about your husband. Thank you.

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Does anybody really believe Drumpf has an I Q of 154 ? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 OP

Only he does, And maybe some of the idiots who voted for him. iemitsu Feb 2017 #1

He's so S-M-R-T that he could only develop a 3,000 word vocabulary because he's so next level. TheBlackAdder Feb 2017 #140

:) iemitsu Feb 2017 #173

No-trump is an idiot and does not have a high IQ Gothmog Feb 2017 #2

What would you peg it at? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #7

Wellll... IF the test were appropriate to his level of knowledge Hortensis Feb 2017 #135

I might believe it if you dropped the '1'...... lastlib Feb 2017 #163

LOL Zoonart Feb 2017 #3

I give him a mid 90s madokie Feb 2017 #4

I know he has lots of business failures but could one have as many business successes with such a... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #10

Define Business Success DSB ProfessorGAC Feb 2017 #12

He builds things, big things... I would think that takes a reasonable amount of intelligence. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #19

He doesn't build anything. He provides the capital/funding package to sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #35

And apparently he does not read the contracts for his investments csziggy Feb 2017 #48

I think he genuinely does have trouble reading, and avoids it as much as possible. gvstn Feb 2017 #66

Given his age a problem such as dyslexia may never have been diagnosed csziggy Feb 2017 #78

Informative post about your husband. Thank you. gvstn Feb 2017 #99

My exhusband is also dyslexic, now 69. In the mid '70s I picked up a new book at the Library called Hekate Feb 2017 #133

Yes - it was just not recognized as a problem csziggy Feb 2017 #141

GWB was also dyslexic. wildeyed Feb 2017 #150

maybe Ivanka reads to him ---the CT gov has wordpix Feb 2017 #176

The 'ct gov"? whathehell Feb 2017 #180

Without that big ass prop up madokie Feb 2017 #13

I believe you Hekate Feb 2017 #134

Does business success equal intelligence? Nwgirl503 Feb 2017 #59

"Does business success equal intelligence?" DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #62

A modicum Nwgirl503 Feb 2017 #87

I'd like to see a graph of when his successes & failures were over his career. I believe toward the napi21 Feb 2017 #202

Alzheimers - he may have been higher but his cognitive abilities adigal Feb 2017 #189

Maybe in Base 6. tanyev Feb 2017 #5

Liberals make up new math to block me making America Great Again. Sad. Bucky Feb 2017 #74

ROFL nt irisblue Feb 2017 #123

6 is his number Norbert9 Feb 2017 #127

Let me guess - 154 is according to trump, right? Lil Missy Feb 2017 #6

The best clue yet! Plus 70 years old! Jim Beard Feb 2017 #49

No: 154 Fahrenheit equals 68 Celsius! k8conant Feb 2017 #55

No bdamomma Feb 2017 #8

That brings up a question of what IQ actually measures el_bryanto Feb 2017 #9

Good judgement seems subjective, reasoning ability less so./nt DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #14

I can tell you, as an educator, IQ tests are meaningless. Bucky Feb 2017 #76

I have been testing IQs for 25 years. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #11

I think you're probably spot on... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #20

I don't know who has a lower IQ, dimson or Rump, but I believe the latter is meaner & more corrupt. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #22

Bush pulled a 1270 on his SAT. That's consistent with an I Q of 125. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #26

It's possible someone else took that test for him. July Feb 2017 #34

How much was Shrub's brain fried by alcohol and coke by the time bullwinkle428 Feb 2017 #38

No way did he take the SAT and get that score. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #46

Not sure if scores then are same as now wordpix Feb 2017 #175

Your recollection... 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #190

We're talking now not when he was 16 - 18 yrs old, there's no way he'd get close to 1200 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #63

IQ does not change much HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #80

Here has some type of brain trauma then that would change it notably uponit7771 Feb 2017 #105

Does heavy drinking, or other drug use Mariana Feb 2017 #109

In the opposite way sort of HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #113

I agree PatSeg Feb 2017 #32

Special Education did not exist when Buffoon was in school. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #50

That is true PatSeg Feb 2017 #58

Exactly. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #60

The school's job would be PatSeg Feb 2017 #67

Wow, I did not see that post, but it really resonates! MoonRiver Feb 2017 #70

Of course, it was hearsay PatSeg Feb 2017 #72

I found it! PatSeg Feb 2017 #75

That's amazing! MoonRiver Feb 2017 #81

He did eventually end PatSeg Feb 2017 #92

Wharton undergrad, as a transfer after 2 years at Fordham. July Feb 2017 #120

That sounds pretty much PatSeg Feb 2017 #121

Yep! pandr32 Feb 2017 #83

He sounds like he was an absolute monster PatSeg Feb 2017 #93

To him it means he's the toughest guy pandr32 Feb 2017 #94

I've known people like Trump PatSeg Feb 2017 #104

You've got that right pandr32 Feb 2017 #128

Oh you are not alone PatSeg Feb 2017 #136

"uneducable" is unacceptable today but good description of so-called Pres wordpix Feb 2017 #177

He seems to be either PatSeg Feb 2017 #194

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #43

I'd say that's spot on NotThisTime Feb 2017 #54

More plausible if you remove the "1"... YoungDemCA Feb 2017 #111

I've been teaching learning disabled students for 30 yrs. wordpix Feb 2017 #174

No flippin' way. Part of my work is in behavioral and intelligence assessments. MANative Feb 2017 #15

The dyslexia wouldn't impact his IQ, though, just his knowledge, right? He also seems a tad ADD to JudyM Feb 2017 #23

It is very common these days to have the twice exceptional diagnosis HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #151

Interesting. Thanks! JudyM Feb 2017 #160

there's definitely a problem with little Donald but we cannot diagnose wordpix Feb 2017 #178

It's probably more like ambient temperature. dalton99a Feb 2017 #16

I have always heard there is a thin line between genius and doc03 Feb 2017 #17

Insanity / stupidity Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #91

I think Kemper would have been a vile psycho murderer Mariana Feb 2017 #112

What is his emotional intelligence? Donkees Feb 2017 #18

I heard he had someone else take the test. MineralMan Feb 2017 #21

He might have an IQ of 154 in the world of Idiocracy. He does not have an IQ over 100 in reality. JTFrog Feb 2017 #24

Ha, yep, goldfish. JudyM Feb 2017 #183

Lol! nt JTFrog Feb 2017 #187

he says he knows a lot of stuff but just mean gibberish Cha Feb 2017 #25

no blueseas Feb 2017 #27

NOPE! The claim is usually 156, and it's a myth based on wilful misunderstanding/lies. Snopes says: Denzil_DC Feb 2017 #28

If he has an IQ of 156... Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #158

If he has an IQ of 154, or even 156, Denzil_DC Feb 2017 #169

No way his IQ is that high. Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #170

I'll go further: Denzil_DC Feb 2017 #171

No. bravenak Feb 2017 #29

Yes, in dogs years though... Drahthaardogs Feb 2017 #30

My IQ was measured at 165 lapfog_1 Feb 2017 #31

It all depends on how one applies their inate ability to learn and see complex relationships Dem2 Feb 2017 #157

I have a introspective personality lapfog_1 Feb 2017 #159

I have no idea what his IQ is... Dem2 Feb 2017 #161

You mean "smarter than I", I'm sure? JenniferJuniper Feb 2017 #164

I'm actually a functional illiterate lapfog_1 Feb 2017 #166

Your writing skills are just fine. JenniferJuniper Feb 2017 #167

But I've never cared enough to bother. lapfog_1 Feb 2017 #168

Right. JenniferJuniper Feb 2017 #172

Isn't "I/me" the object of the preposition "than" here? spooky3 Feb 2017 #181

I have always written poorly lapfog_1 Feb 2017 #197

I hear you, but the point I was trying to make is that I think spooky3 Feb 2017 #199

I know someone w/ IQ 150---says he recalls most things in detail wordpix Feb 2017 #179

Absolutely not. sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #33

I don't think he's the least bit smart. hamsterjill Feb 2017 #36

The decimal point was dropped? 15.4, barely functional organism? BSdetect Feb 2017 #37

154 was what he got on the SAT. His IQ is below room temperature. NightWatcher Feb 2017 #39

About 90 ... GeorgeGist Feb 2017 #40

I would be shocked if it's over 110, no way 120. No curiosity, low vocabulary.... dewsgirl Feb 2017 #41

I don't like IQ measurement Dallasdem1988 Feb 2017 #42

I'd be surprised if it was in the 90s... toddwv Feb 2017 #44

Almost surely not ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #45

My guess is about 110 BainsBane Feb 2017 #47

I'd say about 110 as well. Greybnk48 Feb 2017 #51

No, I have a kid with a very high IQ and believe me on his worst days (and he has many) he NEVER NotThisTime Feb 2017 #52

just as believable as his claim of weighing 250 pounds. Adrahil Feb 2017 #53

IIRC IQ-tests are taken against a set time-limit. DetlefK Feb 2017 #56

The President of the US doesn't have time for IQ tests. He's too busy... tweeting Bucky Feb 2017 #79

Yes. I have always scored extremely well on such tests, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #201

90 maybe njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #57

No, but I'm not a fan of IQ tests. They take so little into account. nolabear Feb 2017 #61

+1, he's astute at hustling beyond that he doesn't give a damn. He doesn't absorb information like a uponit7771 Feb 2017 #65

Who cares? ananda Feb 2017 #64

Does anyone believe he weighs less than 300 lbs? sarcasmo Feb 2017 #68

IQ does not equal common sense Runningdawg Feb 2017 #69

I believe he has a high IQ Calculating Feb 2017 #71

There is no evidence to suggest Trump Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #115

I'm not convinced that he has been successful TubbersUK Feb 2017 #138

He Has a Tremendous IQ, The Greatest IQ. Your IQ is Terrible. Bucky Feb 2017 #73

Sad! sarcasmo Feb 2017 #90

120 would surprise me. dchill Feb 2017 #77

I think what happened MurrayDelph Feb 2017 #82

Typo correction: 54 NOT 154 IQ democratisphere Feb 2017 #84

Actually those numbers got transposed. Trumpler's IQ is 451 - believe me!! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2017 #85

As much as I believe there were millions of people at his inauguration. Crunchy Frog Feb 2017 #86

watch out for basing estimates on his public communications 0rganism Feb 2017 #88

My mama says stupid is as stupid does. dawg Feb 2017 #89

Who said he did? Kellyanne? nikibatts Feb 2017 #95

Hardly ailsagirl Feb 2017 #96

If 45 tests at 154, 44 would have to test at 200+ VOX Feb 2017 #97

I Believe itcfish Feb 2017 #98

I doubt it now. scarletlib Feb 2017 #100

An IQ has nothing to do with being able to function. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2017 #101

Even if his base IQ was over 100 meadowlander Feb 2017 #102

Perhaps they forgot a decimal point? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #103

No no no it's 1+5+4 eom moda253 Feb 2017 #106

you forgot the decimal point it's 15.4!!! gopiscrap Feb 2017 #107

No, no one rock Feb 2017 #108

Well, maybe back in the 70's one time after college when he was doing coke. haele Feb 2017 #110

Based on his lousy verbal skills alone milestogo Feb 2017 #114

1+5+4 etherealtruth Feb 2017 #116

i do if you leave off the one before the fifty-four. spanone Feb 2017 #117

Sure. Why not? Aristus Feb 2017 #118

He's good at getting his way. krispos42 Feb 2017 #119

No. His lack of linguistic ability and reasoning skills show that his IQ is nowhere near 150 anneboleyn Feb 2017 #122

I don't even believe he has hair. rug Feb 2017 #124

Haaaha! JudyM Feb 2017 #185

Hell no. I am surrounded by people at that level (and up) and he ain't it. Ratlike cunning .... Hekate Feb 2017 #125

No. He IS 1 person with an IQ of 54. nt joet67 Feb 2017 #126

Yes. And I also believe Melania has a degree in Design and Architecture...... Freethinker65 Feb 2017 #129

He probably knocks it out of applegrove Feb 2017 #130

Also, modern IQ tests only go up to 160. wildeyed Feb 2017 #131

Exactly. The old IQ tests were all over the place Worktodo Feb 2017 #142

Matt Damon and Dolph Lundgren both have IQs around 160 HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #154

Again, on which instrument? wildeyed Feb 2017 #165

Matt Damon, eh? JudyM Feb 2017 #188

The Mega Society has a 176 IQ cutoff HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #192

And they only accept a test the founder made up himself. wildeyed Feb 2017 #196

When monkeys fly out of my butt ornotna Feb 2017 #132

Yeah, right. smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #137

You are asking a question on a highly partisan discussion board. former9thward Feb 2017 #139

+1 Vermijelli Feb 2017 #143

Some of the responses have been measured. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #162

Like he really did the course work at Wharton. Pffft Generic Brad Feb 2017 #144

120 with points off for personality disorder and early dementia is more likely. McCamy Taylor Feb 2017 #145

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2017 #146

This message was self-deleted by its author briv1016 Feb 2017 #147

Only if IQ stands for GallopingGhost Feb 2017 #148

He also hit 18 hole-in-ones in his last golf outing. briv1016 Feb 2017 #149

Of course...assuming you're living in a Base 6 world. n/t CincyDem Feb 2017 #152

If he has it, that makes me question the meaning of IQ ck4829 Feb 2017 #153

I think that there's a misplaced decimal point there SoCalNative Feb 2017 #155

if he does, it's on the idiot-savant scale Dem2 Feb 2017 #156

No way! HassleCat Feb 2017 #182

154? lol Lanius Feb 2017 #184

Since, if he thinks it will make him look good, he invents everything to be fierywoman Feb 2017 #186

Illegitimacy Quota, yes Blue Owl Feb 2017 #191

High IQ people are interesting HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #193

Who said it is? LAS14 Feb 2017 #195

I'd describe his IQ as room temperature... backscatter712 Feb 2017 #198

No way Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #200

Forgot the decimal point hurple Feb 2017 #203