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Zorro

(18,802 posts) Sat May 2, 2026, 12:15 AM Saturday

Trump, 79, Flexes Cognitive Skills With Bonkers Bear Brag

The president boasted about his knack for correctly identifying animals.

President Donald Trump rambled about his ability to correctly identify animals as he touted his mental acuity on Friday, while suggesting his own supporters would not pass such a test.

The president, 79, has repeatedly bragged about having taken three cognitive tests, which he claims he aced. But during his rant at The Villages, Florida—the world’s largest retirement community—Trump shared a fresh example of what his test included.

“You know, the first question is very easy. It’s a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. They say, ‘Which one is the bear?’” Trump said. “And everybody says ‘Oooooh.’ Thirty questions. Everyone says, very standard. It’s a very standard test, but very tough around those last 10 questions.”

Trump was supposed to be promoting how his administration has helped improve the lives of seniors, but the president strayed far from his prepared script almost immediately after taking the stage.

He launched into a several-minute rant about his cognitive ability after he went on the attack against California Governor Gavin Newsom.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-79-flexes-cognitive-skills-with-bonkers-bear-brag/

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Trump, 79, Flexes Cognitive Skills With Bonkers Bear Brag (Original Post) Zorro Saturday OP

86 47 OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #1

Indeed. calimary Saturday #11

Trmp was once described as a poor man's idea of what a rich man looks like and a stupid man's idea of what a smart man eppur_se_muova Saturday #2

My 3 yr old grandson dweller Saturday #3

Un f-ing believable. It's pretty clear he's talking about the MoCA. It's 30 pts (not 30 questions)... pat_k Saturday #4

All I got was "draw 3:40 on a clock and banana, cat, table". I "aced" it. LoisB Saturday #5

yeah I had to draw a clock Skittles Saturday #12

It will. Reminds me of a time long ago when I did show and tell for my LoisB Saturday #14

Salvador Dali would have failed that test, bigly JustABozoOnThisBus Saturday #18

8647 stage left Saturday #6

This is the stupidest man on earth RainCaster Saturday #7

What a colossal dipshit JoseBalow Saturday #8

and what is truly sad Skittles Saturday #13

He may not have a clue, but plenty of others do!! pat_k Saturday #15

I got stuck with one of those tests the last time I went to the doctor Rhiannon12866 Saturday #9

When you need to boast you can identify some common animals . . . Aussie105 Saturday #10

This message was self-deleted by its author bmichaelh Saturday #16

It's tricky because the shark might be packing electric boat batteries, too. Orrex Saturday #17

Douchebag is bragging that he's the only president to take cognitive tests IronLionZion Saturday #19

Just Read a ForeignAffairs Article on Failure of the Iran War which echoed this oneLarge-Monkie Saturday #20

OAITW r.2.0

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1. 86 47

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:18 AM

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For Love of Country

calimary

(90,538 posts)

11. Indeed.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Sat May 2, 2026, 03:24 AM

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eppur_se_muova

(42,322 posts)

2. Trmp was once described as a poor man's idea of what a rich man looks like and a stupid man's idea of what a smart man

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:19 AM

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looks like ...

I'm not so sure even the stupid man would hold that opinion anymore.

Trmp can't ever prove he's even average in ability, so he has to put everyone else down to feel superior. But only people as stupid as he is can be fooled by that behavior.

dweller

(28,602 posts)

3. My 3 yr old grandson

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:21 AM

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Can correctly identify and even pronounce ( in 3 yr old grammar ) 30+ dinosaurs . 🦕

It’s not the flex Pisswig thinks it is . . .

smh

✌🏻

pat_k

(13,752 posts)

4. Un f-ing believable. It's pretty clear he's talking about the MoCA. It's 30 pts (not 30 questions)...

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:43 AM

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...and he doesn't even report the animals right.

For sure no sharks.

See below for Gemini's explanation of possible animal variations. (Take with whatever grains of salt you apply to all AI).

And those difficult "last five questions"?

They are NOT five questions. It's one question that is scored up to 5 points for delayed recall. That is, remembering some or all of five words/objects that are conveyed earlier in the test.

"Cognitive Test" certainly does not mean what he thinks it means (BTW, Princess Bride is on my all time favorite list). As I think we all know, it is a screening test for dementia. It is not, as he obviously thinks, an intelligence test.

According to AI (Gemini)

No standard version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) includes a lion, giraffe, bear, and shark in a single test.

The standard naming section in the most common versions of the MoCA (such as Versions 7.1, 8.1, and 8.2) uses the following three animals: Lion Rhinoceros Camel

Animal Variations in Other Versions:

While the "Lion, Rhino, Camel" set is the standard, some alternate versions or older, less-common versions have featured different animals to prevent practice effects. For instance, one version has been known to use a giraffe, bear, and hippopotamus.

Shark: A shark is not typically found on standard MoCA tests.

Elephant: Some variations, notably one shown in a 2020 news report, have included an elephant instead of a rhino.

Here is one of the versions of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) commonly used:
https://www.dementiaresearch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/06_MoCA_Form.pdf

LoisB

(13,258 posts)

5. All I got was "draw 3:40 on a clock and banana, cat, table". I "aced" it.

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Sat May 2, 2026, 01:49 AM

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Skittles

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12. yeah I had to draw a clock

Reply to LoisB (Reply #5)

Sat May 2, 2026, 03:37 AM

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I laughed and told my doc, pretty soon that "test" will be obsolete

LoisB

(13,258 posts)

14. It will. Reminds me of a time long ago when I did show and tell for my

Reply to Skittles (Reply #12)

Sat May 2, 2026, 03:48 AM

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granddaughters' fifth grade class and showed them a '45 record. The kids thought it was a "big CD". Now, I would get "what's a CD?'.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,715 posts)

18. Salvador Dali would have failed that test, bigly

Reply to Skittles (Reply #12)

Sat May 2, 2026, 07:02 AM

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stage left

(3,335 posts)

6. 8647

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:51 AM

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for the love of God.

RainCaster

(13,837 posts)

7. This is the stupidest man on earth

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Sat May 2, 2026, 01:52 AM

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To many, he is their savior because he preaches a gospel of hate. To them, it doesn't matter how stupid or ignorant he is.

JoseBalow

(9,653 posts)

8. What a colossal dipshit

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Sat May 2, 2026, 01:52 AM

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The president of the United States is one of the dumbest fuckers on the planet.

Skittles

(172,477 posts)

13. and what is truly sad

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #8)

Sat May 2, 2026, 03:37 AM

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is he seems completely unaware how fucking clueless he sounds

pat_k

(13,752 posts)

15. He may not have a clue, but plenty of others do!!

Reply to Skittles (Reply #13)

Sat May 2, 2026, 05:18 AM

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What he is is crystal clear to people who have a bit of self-awareness and a full dose of compassion.

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read
March 8, 2019 by THE HOBBLEDEHOY
https://thehobbledehoy.com/tag/nate-white/

...he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.

... his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss.

After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss.

He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum.

God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid.
...
He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart.

In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?

Rhiannon12866

(257,783 posts)

9. I got stuck with one of those tests the last time I went to the doctor

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Sat May 2, 2026, 02:20 AM

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And the animals I had to name were so familiar that a pre-schooler would know them.

Aussie105

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10. When you need to boast you can identify some common animals . . .

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Sat May 2, 2026, 02:41 AM

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the boat that should have taken you to the exclusive 'Lunatics Only' island departed long ago.

'Believe me bigly, telling a shark from a giraffe is hard work, but I aced it!
Grown men had tears in their eyes and called me Sir!'