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Zorro

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Sat May 2, 2026, 12:15 AM Saturday

Trump, 79, Flexes Cognitive Skills With Bonkers Bear Brag [View all]

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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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
MaddowBlog-Trump's incessant talk about cognitive tests isn't reassuring people about his mental fitness LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #21
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