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riversedge

(81,607 posts) Fri May 22, 2026, 09:28 PM Friday

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Trump says he can handle being called a tyrant and a dictator--just don't call him dumb.

Dumb as a doorknob

Trump Reveals the One Insult He Hates Most
SHARP AS A TACK?
The 79-year-old president told supporters he he hates the insult so much it spurred him to take a cognitive test.

Farrah Tomazin

Published May 22 2026 7:32PM EDT

President Donald Trump says he can handle being called a tyrant and a dictator—just don’t call him dumb.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-reveals-the-one-insult-he-hates-most/

In fact, the 79-year-old told supporters on Friday that he hates the insult so much that it spurred him to take a cognitive test to prove the naysayers wrong.

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after delivering remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, U.S., May 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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Trump says he can handle being called a tyrant and a dictator--just don't call him dumb. (Original Post) riversedge Friday OP

he is a dumb fucking dictator Skittles Friday #1

I have to say, every time I see information about him, I can't help but burst out laughing. ajie Friday #2

LMFAO buzzycrumbhunger Friday #3

Even without trump, economics is a tough subject. Norrrm Friday #6

Fake. Ms. Toad Yesterday #7

Ugh. buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #9

darn!! I was wondering why I had not seen that Report before!! I should have trusted my gut feeling as riversedge 12 hrs ago #13

Trump gets a F in stats--now he tosses around stats as if he knows what he is talking about!! riversedge 12 hrs ago #12

Now, it would explain why he thinks he can lower prices 1000 percent. karynnj 9 hrs ago #19

I dunno... GopherGal 6 hrs ago #21

Stable genius thinks the American flag has 11 stripes. Norrrm Friday #4

How about "dumbshit"? NT GenThePerservering Friday #5

GFY Stupid Dumbass. We can't "handle" Cha Yesterday #8

Trump is sooooo dumb Trueblue1968 Yesterday #10

He's so dumb he insists his staff tell him how smart he is every morning Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #11

As a bag of hammers Maeve 11 hrs ago #14

hey donald dumb eShirl 10 hrs ago #15

DUMB Shit!! ProudMNDemocrat 10 hrs ago #16

He's a moron, not dumb, moron. Johonny 10 hrs ago #17

He is far from dumb blubunyip 10 hrs ago #18

Well he is so dumb he thinks the dementia test measures IQ karynnj 9 hrs ago #20

But, Dumb Is True ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #22

Skittles

(172,975 posts)

1. he is a dumb fucking dictator

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 09:30 PM

Friday

ajie

(12 posts)

2. I have to say, every time I see information about him, I can't help but burst out laughing.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 09:36 PM

Friday

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,182 posts)

3. LMFAO

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:18 PM

Friday

If the shoe fits, wear it, dumbarse… We’ve seen your report card, and doubt you’ve managed to improve upon it since then…

Norrrm

(5,637 posts)

6. Even without trump, economics is a tough subject.

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Reply #3)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:38 PM

Friday

Even without Trump, economics is a tough subject.
Multiple choice tests...
One answer is obviously wrong.
Another answer looks tempting.
The other two answers only have one molecule of difference between them.

Ms. Toad

(38,825 posts)

7. Fake.

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Reply #3)

Sat May 23, 2026, 12:17 AM

Yesterday

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-report-card-fordham/

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,182 posts)

9. Ugh.

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #7)

Sat May 23, 2026, 12:37 AM

Yesterday

Killjoy!

riversedge

(81,607 posts)

13. darn!! I was wondering why I had not seen that Report before!! I should have trusted my gut feeling as

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #7)

Sun May 24, 2026, 07:15 AM

12 hrs ago

it is mostly right--most of the time. Thanks for post.

riversedge

(81,607 posts)

12. Trump gets a F in stats--now he tosses around stats as if he knows what he is talking about!!

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Reply #3)

Sun May 24, 2026, 07:13 AM

12 hrs ago

karynnj

(61,111 posts)

19. Now, it would explain why he thinks he can lower prices 1000 percent.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #12)

Sun May 24, 2026, 10:42 AM

9 hrs ago

I assume that his college required statistics for the business degree he got.

GopherGal

(2,955 posts)

21. I dunno...

Reply to karynnj (Reply #19)

Sun May 24, 2026, 02:02 PM

6 hrs ago

I can 6000% believe he got an "F" in Statistics, given some of his public statements of a mathematical nature...

Norrrm

(5,637 posts)

4. Stable genius thinks the American flag has 11 stripes.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:19 PM

Friday

GenThePerservering

(3,737 posts)

5. How about "dumbshit"? NT

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:36 PM

Friday

Cha

(320,777 posts)

8. GFY Stupid Dumbass. We can't "handle"

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 12:30 AM

Yesterday

your fucking PEDO Shite.

Trueblue1968

(19,332 posts)

10. Trump is sooooo dumb

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 12:59 AM

Yesterday

#TrumpIsDumb

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,616 posts)

11. He's so dumb he insists his staff tell him how smart he is every morning

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 02:45 PM

Yesterday

Vary insecure.

Maeve

(43,502 posts)

14. As a bag of hammers

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 08:42 AM

11 hrs ago

eShirl

(20,452 posts)

15. hey donald dumb

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:12 AM

10 hrs ago

you missed the wedding of your son, donald dumber

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,986 posts)

16. DUMB Shit!!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:13 AM

10 hrs ago

That's the Donald!

Johonny

(26,646 posts)

17. He's a moron, not dumb, moron.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:59 AM

10 hrs ago

Fucking perverted moron.

blubunyip

(312 posts)

18. He is far from dumb

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 10:06 AM

10 hrs ago

the DickTater has a lot of stupid people doing his bidding and spreading his evil. That takes talent.

karynnj

(61,111 posts)

20. Well he is so dumb he thinks the dementia test measures IQ

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 10:45 AM

9 hrs ago

This in spite of millions of comments that it doesn't. Mentioning his many tests just leads most people to conclude he has problems that doctors worry could be dementia related.

ProfessorGAC

(77,323 posts)

22. But, Dumb Is True

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 02:52 PM

5 hrs ago

To paraphrase Jack Nicholson, "He can't handle the truth."

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