"SORRY LOSERS AND HATERS"

“Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q.

       is one of the highest -and you all 

    know it! Please don't feel so stupid or 

       insecure, it's not your fault,” 

    Donald Trump tweeted in 2013.

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The very interesting article “Trump fixates on IQ as a measure of self-worth,”

by Andrew Restuccia, was featured in yesterday’s Politico.com begins with “People who know Trump suspect his IQ obsession stems in part from a desire to project an image of success, despite scattered business failings and allegations of incompetence.” 

If he truly revered people with high IQs, he’d listen to and respect the research of scientists world wide who have the proof that we are suffering from man-made global warming. He’d listen to those who have studied world politics, world trade, education, and many other fields. He'd use those experts, not business friends, to man (or woman) the appropriate government departments.

To me, the man has the vocabulary of a child, and the temperament of a child bully. I really question why he thinks he has such a high IQ. I’ve seen the figure at 158, but no one can substantiate that. I’ve seen the figure at 73 – that’s more like it, but again, it’s unsubstantiated, and probably bogus. Based on his actions and speeches, and possibly even his Tweets, experts have rated him as having below average intelligence. What he is rated high at is manipulating, threatening, and changing his (alleged) mind. The truly gifted and brilliant don’t ever refer to their own IQs or denigrate those with lower scores.

I wish he’d change his (alleged) mind and not run next year.  Dream on.