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Bring on the IQ test Mensa says its willing to host President Trump and secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a battle of the brains.
In an interview with Forbes published Tuesday, Trump suggested he and Tillerson who allegedly once called the commander in chief a moron go head-to-head in an intelligence quotient showdown. The State Department has denied Tillerson ever made the comments.
I think it's fake news, Trump told the magazine of Tillersons moron remark, but if he did that, I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win."
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/354718-mensa-offers-to-host-iq-test-for-trump-and-tillerson
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Except possibly in a freezer.
canetoad
(17,167 posts)Faux pas
(14,681 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)Trump turns to his aid, "what is MENSA?"
Assistant thinks for a minute, decides not to explain it to his boss who he knows is a complete moron, and says "Well boss, it is a new chicken sandwich at Jack-In-The-Box"...
Zoonart
(11,868 posts)on the other it is increasingly distressing that everyone is treating this administration ike a reality TV show, Mensa included.
Hekate
(90,708 posts)Altho in the case of a cheater like Trump, maybe his daddy hired someone to sit those exams for him.
The Mad King is such a jackass.
mnhtnbb
(31,391 posts)to realize this. The problem is that Trump is probably a malignant narcissist and sociopath which
makes him unfit to be president. What he needs is a psychiatric evaluation of his ability to
do the job, not an IQ test.
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)The media person initiated the contact to Mensa, which, I think, does hold testing sessions even for would-be members who aren't high-ranking government officials. The Mensa spokesperson, when asked, said, yes, we'd test them if they wanted.
The whole image of the Bobby Riggs-Billie Jean King-style showdown, with bright lights and TV cameras, was the reporter's embellishment, not Mensa's.
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)And its nowhere near as dangerous.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Trump wants everyone to NOT watch the other hand, like a con artist at a carnival. MENSA is playing into him controlling the narrative, distracting from #TrumpRussia.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I say they are calling his bluff. You say they are feeding the troll. It's two sides of the same coin. I think that most of us would relish the opportunity to prove he is a moran, and MENSA is setting up that opportunity for us. What would happen if he took an IQ test when he couldn't bribe the proctors? It would take him down several notches for sure. At the same time, however, this does distract from genuine concern. They should know better that he never ever rises to any challenge. Bernie debate? Nope! HRC physical exam? Nope! And still they keep trying.
I don't blame MENSA for offering, but I do wish they were intelligent enough to understand it's all part of his game.
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)Justice
(7,188 posts)justhanginon
(3,290 posts)Neil DeGrasse Tyson sit in for him at the test. He didn't think that should be a problem, with trump being so smart and all.
mahannah
(893 posts)ananda
(28,864 posts)Who won the Miss Universe contest in .... ?
How many oil wells does Exxon have in Saudi Arabia?
moondust
(19,986 posts)"I scored the highest ever scored and they said it was the lowest. Sad."