Analysis | A brief history of Trump challenging people to IQ tests
Columbus, Ohio, March 2016:
“I’m a free trader, but free trade has to be smart trade, it has to be equal trade. We can’t let these people, these so called egg-heads and by the way,
I guarantee you my IQ is much higher than theirs, alright. Somebody said the other day, ‘Yes, well the intellectuals–‘ I said, ‘What intellectuals? I’m smarter than they are, many of people in this audience are smarter than they are.’”
I know some of you may think l'm tough and harsh but actually I'm a very compassionate person (
with a very high IQ) with strong common sense
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
April 21, 2013
Rochester, N.Y., April 2016:
“In fact, this is the second record cold spell on the whole big section of the United States. It’s not just Rochester. The whole big section. It’s like record, record cold. And I keep hearing about global warming. Now they’ll say, ‘He doesn’t understand. This is a world-wide problem.’ Oh no, I don’t understand?
Let’s do IQ tests.”
“Good Morning Britain,” May 2016:
PIERS MORGAN: Sadiq Khan is the first Muslim Mayor of London. He has attacked you for being ignorant. He says that if you’re president…
TRUMP: Let’s do an IQ test.