Trump Calls Everyone Low IQ. So I Estimated His | Ep. 208

Donald Trump constantly calls critics “low IQ,” so this episode makes an evidence-based estimate of his own intelligence. The real story is bigger than a number: confidence, agency, communication, systems thinking, loyalty, expertise, and whether anyone around a president can still say, “You’re wrong.”

TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Trump’s IQ Obsession00:01:59 Estimating Trump at 12200:05:12 Trump’s Real Cognitive Edge00:10:38 Why 122 Fits00:15:18 The ‘Then What?’ Test00:22:27 Loyalty Versus Expertise00:28:11 The Information Architecture Problem00:31:54 The Smartest Person in the Room00:35:08 Can Anyone Tell Trump He’s Wrong?

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