President Donald Trump challenging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to an IQ test in response to reports that he called the president a “moron” shouldn’t be that shocking–Trump has cited his self-proclaimed high intelligence quotient several times in the past.
During a wide-ranging interview with Forbes, Trump suggested that Tillerson and he should compare their scores.
“I think it’s fake news, but if he did that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who is going to win,” Trump said.
Here are a few times Trump has challenged people to an IQ face-off, or just insulted their intelligence.
1) Mark Cuban
“@ThisNBAgirl: @realDonaldTrump You are not as smart as Mark Cuban, no matter what you think. Keep to what you know. Lets do an I.Q. test!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2013
2) Rick Perry
.@GovernorPerry failed on the border. He should be forced to take an IQ test before being allowed to enter the GOP debate.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2015
3) Chris Matthews
.@hardball_chris must have the lowest IQ on television—now telling people that domestic terrorists are from the right.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2013
4, 5) George W. Bush and Barack Obama
“@gharo34: @realDonaldTrump Not only is your IQ somewhere between Barack Obama and G.W.Bush…but you’re entertaining!”Much higher than both
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 1, 2013
6) Jon Stewart
“@NJWineGeek: @realDonaldTrump but Jon Stewart has a much higher IQ. Wrong, Jon Stewart(?) is an obnoxious lightweight with a lower I.Q.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2013
7) Some Twitter user named @A11_Seeing_Eye
“@A11_Seeing_Eye: @realDonaldTrump @DAM615 Does an IQ of 60 count as being smart?” No, sadly you are very dumb-but probably born that way.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2013
8) 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 J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2013
9) Jeb Bush
“@ardow: @realDonaldTrump Jebs got no IQ … same as his brother.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2015
10) Mika Brzezinski
I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don’t watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017
11) London Mayor Sadiq Khan
Trump challenged the mayor to an IQ test after Piers Morgan told Trump that Khan had been critical of Trump.
And, of course, Rex Tillerson.
