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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,507 posts) Fri May 1, 2026, 05:43 AM Friday

Historians will note this is exactly what millions of Americans wanted, no matter the consequences:

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Max Kennerly
‪@maxkennerly.bsky.social‬

Historians will note this is exactly what millions of Americans wanted, no matter the consequences: to retaliate against the country for electing a Black President by putting a huge racist in the White House who would constantly refer to every Black person he doesn't like as "low IQ."

‪Aaron Rupar‬
‪@atrupar.com‬
· 14h
Trump: "I heard Hakeem Jeffries, a low IQ person. He's a very low IQ."

6:20 PM · Apr 30, 2026

Historians will note this is exactly what millions of Americans wanted, no matter the consequences: to retaliate against the country for electing a Black President by putting a huge racist in the White House who would constantly refer to every Black person he doesn't like as "low IQ."
— Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T22:20:09.771Z

Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬

Trump: "I heard Hakeem Jeffries, a low IQ person. He's a very low IQ."

3:20 PM · Apr 30, 2026

Trump: "I heard Hakeem Jeffries, a low IQ person. He's a very low IQ."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-30T19:20:17.860Z

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Historians will note this is exactly what millions of Americans wanted, no matter the consequences: (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Friday OP

This will not be limited to black people. gab13by13 Friday #1

I'm pretty sure I've heard him say that about white psople. ShazzieB Friday #7

Mostly canetoad Monday #16

True! ShazzieB 16 hrs ago #19

Say What ? Whip-poor-will Friday #2

Exactly. Still hedging the bet there. ColoringFool Friday #3

He tolerates Clarence Thomas. KS Toronado Friday #4

Lawrence Taylor and his ilk... displacedvermoter Friday #14

ben carson? howard cain? Hmmm, perhaps "like" is incorrect. "useful"? niyad Friday #6

"Useful idiot" from his perspective durablend Friday #9

Yes, of course! niyad Friday #12

Tim Scott padfun Friday #11

Take another cognitive test, you fucking genius Aviation Pro Friday #5

I would like to have an "American IQ Challenge " for the 250th. celebration. All of our governmeont sinkingfeeling Friday #8

Trump took an IQ test once hermetic Friday #10

Snicker! niyad Friday #13

MaddowBlog-Trump wants Hakeem Jeffries to be impeached, which is foolish for all sorts of reasons LetMyPeopleVote Monday #15

MaddowBlog-Trump's incessant talk about cognitive tests isn't reassuring people about his mental fitness LetMyPeopleVote Monday #17

Get that man a coloring book, STAT! 0rganism Monday #18

gab13by13

(32,615 posts)

1. This will not be limited to black people.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 06:17 AM

Friday

Do not think you are safe because you are white.

ShazzieB

(22,809 posts)

7. I'm pretty sure I've heard him say that about white psople.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #1)

Fri May 1, 2026, 07:56 AM

Friday

But he may do it more with black people. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case.

canetoad

(20,933 posts)

16. Mostly

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #7)

Mon May 4, 2026, 05:48 PM

Monday

White women, Shazzie.

ShazzieB

(22,809 posts)

19. True!

Reply to canetoad (Reply #16)

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:59 PM

16 hrs ago

Nasty, also. I've heard him use that word with men, but a lot more often with women.

Whip-poor-will

(434 posts)

2. Say What ?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 06:25 AM

Friday

"every Black person he doesn't like"

Can anybody name a black person he likes ?

He doesn't like every Black person sounds more like it.

ColoringFool

(978 posts)

3. Exactly. Still hedging the bet there.

Reply to Whip-poor-will (Reply #2)

Fri May 1, 2026, 06:33 AM

Friday

KS Toronado

(23,781 posts)

4. He tolerates Clarence Thomas.

Reply to Whip-poor-will (Reply #2)

Fri May 1, 2026, 07:24 AM

Friday

displacedvermoter

(4,893 posts)

14. Lawrence Taylor and his ilk...

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #4)

Fri May 1, 2026, 08:53 AM

Friday

niyad

(133,692 posts)

6. ben carson? howard cain? Hmmm, perhaps "like" is incorrect. "useful"?

Reply to Whip-poor-will (Reply #2)

Fri May 1, 2026, 07:56 AM

Friday

durablend

(9,340 posts)

9. "Useful idiot" from his perspective

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Fri May 1, 2026, 08:41 AM

Friday

niyad

(133,692 posts)

12. Yes, of course!

Reply to durablend (Reply #9)

Fri May 1, 2026, 08:47 AM

Friday

padfun

(1,903 posts)

11. Tim Scott

Reply to Whip-poor-will (Reply #2)

Fri May 1, 2026, 08:43 AM

Friday

He seems to tolerate Tim Scott

Aviation Pro

(15,725 posts)

5. Take another cognitive test, you fucking genius

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 07:31 AM

Friday

Maybe there’s a horsey you can accurately identify.

sinkingfeeling

(57,948 posts)

8. I would like to have an "American IQ Challenge " for the 250th. celebration. All of our governmeont

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 08:25 AM

Friday

should take an IQ test, and any other citizen as well, and have their results published. Let's find out who's really "low IQ".
It would be more fun than an auto race and rigged fights.

hermetic

(9,272 posts)

10. Trump took an IQ test once

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 08:43 AM

Friday

Only person to EVER achieve a minus score.

niyad

(133,692 posts)

13. Snicker!

Reply to hermetic (Reply #10)

Fri May 1, 2026, 08:48 AM

Friday

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,437 posts)

15. MaddowBlog-Trump wants Hakeem Jeffries to be impeached, which is foolish for all sorts of reasons

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 05:33 PM

Monday

The president has no idea that members of Congress can’t be impeached. It’s emblematic of the profound ignorance that continues to undermine his presidency.

Trumpâ€™s call for Republicans to impeach Hakeem Jeffries is absurd for a variety of obvious reasons, but I found myself stuck on one thing:

Shouldnâ€™t a sitting president in his sixth year in the White House know that members of Congress canâ€™t be impeached?
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-05-04T17:17:39.854Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-wants-hakeem-jeffries-to-be-impeached-which-is-foolish-for-all-sorts-of-reasons

In case Trump’s racism wasn’t quite obvious enough, he published a follow-up item last week, again arguing that the House minority leader has a “Low IQ” before adding that Jeffries “is nothing but a THUG, and he is a danger to our Country!”

On Sunday afternoon, the president went even further down the same unfortunate path, with another online missive that said:

Hakeem Jeffries, a Low IQ individual, said our Supreme Court is “illegitimate.” After saying such a thing, isn’t he subject to Impeachment? I got impeached for A PERFECT PHONE CALL. Where are you Republicans? Why not get it started? They’ll be doing this to me!

Let’s unpack this one, which stood out for a variety of reasons.

First, criticizing the Supreme Court is not an impeachable offense. Second, if criticizing the Supreme Court were an impeachable offense, Trump would have a real problem on his hands, given the severity of his recent condemnations of the court and its justices. (It was just last month when the president said “certain” conservative justices on the Supreme Court have “gone weak, stupid, and bad.”)

Third, Trump’s ongoing efforts to relitigate his first impeachment remain quite pitiful. Fourth, his “they’ll be doing this to me” comment seemed like an implicit acknowledgement that he expects Republicans to lose control of the House in the midterm elections.

But even if we put all of these relevant details aside, arguably the five most interesting words in Trump’s online statement were these: “Isn’t he subject to Impeachment?”

As it happens, there is an unambiguous answer: In this country, members of Congress cannot, in fact, be impeached.

The thing is, a sitting American president really ought to know that. Trump no longer has any excuses for flunking Civics 101 tests, since he’s no longer the rookie who got elected despite never having served a day in any governmental capacity. Trump is now in the sixth year of his presidency, and he’s had time to familiarize himself with the basics of how Washington, D.C., works

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,437 posts)

17. MaddowBlog-Trump's incessant talk about cognitive tests isn't reassuring people about his mental fitness

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 06:39 PM

Monday

The percentage of Americans who believe that Trump is “mentally sharp” has dropped below 50%. He’s apparently feeling rather defensive on the issue.

The percentage of Americans who believe that Trump is â€œmentally sharpâ€ has dropped well below 50%.

Heâ€™s apparently responding with manic rhetoric about cognitive tests.

I have a hunch that wonâ€™t turn things around for him.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-05-04T20:02:33.737Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-incessant-talk-about-cognitive-tests-isnt-reassuring-people-about-his-mental-fitness

If his public remarks are any indication, few topics are of greater interest to Donald Trump than cognitive tests. The president has long struggled to understand the point of these tests, but that hasn’t stopped him from his obsessive boasts about being able to pass exams used to identify dementia, mental deterioration and neurodegenerative diseases.

On Friday, for example, Trump spoke to a supportive crowd in Florida, where he went on an extended riff, claiming that he’s the only president to have taken a cognitive test, pretending it’s impressive that he’s taken three and insisting that Barack Obama would fail such a test......

I am going to resist the temptation to comment on that quote and will instead note that around the same time, the president suggested some of his own supporters on hand for the event would struggle to answer the questions on the exams he’s taken repeatedly for reasons the White House hasn’t explained.

Trump suggests his own supporters couldnâ€™t pass a cognitive test.

I took three of them. I'm the only president to take a cognitive test. I donâ€™t think Obama could pass it. The first question is a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. A lot of you wouldnâ€™t have been able to answer those questions.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T20:50:37.879Z

If it seemed that Trump was feeling a bit defensive on the issue, it’s easy to understand why. It was just a few weeks ago when The New York Times published a striking report with an unsubtle headline: “Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate.” The same article highlighted a lawyer who used to work with Trump who described the president as “a man who is clearly insane.”

It also noted a recent comment from Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary who worked for Trump in his first term. Grisham wrote online a week earlier that her former boss is “clearly not well.”....

But just as important is the degree to which Trump’s fixation on the subject doesn’t seem to be persuading anyone. As recently as November 2024, when he won a second term, a Pew Research Center poll found that 55% of Americans considered the Republican to be “mentally sharp.” That number has now dropped to 44%, with slides among Democrats, independents and even GOP voters.

If the president wants to reassure the public he’s mentally fit to serve, he’ll have to try something other than obsessing over his alleged successes on dementia tests.

0rganism

(25,696 posts)

18. Get that man a coloring book, STAT!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #17)

Mon May 4, 2026, 06:49 PM

Monday

Good lord, he's flatlining, he needs 100cc of simple animal drawings immediately!

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