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QueerDuck

(1,988 posts)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:21 AM 12 hrs ago

How hard was it for Trump to ace his cognitive test? (About That)

U.S. President Donald Trump claims his perfect results from a recent cognitive exam demonstrate his 'extreme intelligence' — but that's not what the test is meant to measure at all. Andrew Chang breaks down the exam questions to explain what it's actually designed to do.

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delisen

(7,457 posts)
2. Trump probably paid for tutoring
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:44 AM
12 hrs ago

There may be an official position of Tutor for Presidential Cognitive Testing.

Kid Berwyn

(25,243 posts)
10. Traditionally Trump gets the benefit.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:00 PM
9 hrs ago

And the US Taxpayers enjoy the privilege of paying.

QueerDuck

(1,988 posts)
9. At my mother's assisted living facility, this test made frequent appearances...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:33 PM
9 hrs ago

... for determining if residents could continue to qualify to live there. At one point, the residents started to teach each other the words to memorize and to practice drawing clocks and playing the "count the A's" game. They were learning the test and it was easier to defeat its screening purpose. When the testing authority learned of this scheme, she made up her own words for each test-taker.

I recall a sitcom scene where the character was at the DMV and overheard the person in front of them reciting the letters of the vision test eye-chart... then quickly repeated them over and over in order to commit them to short-term memory. When it was their turn, they recited the letters... but the DMV clerk had flipped the sign over and declared that the person's vision was SO good that they were able to read the BACK of the sign. (Perhaps I Love Lucy or Dick Van Dyke or Andy Griffith?)

My point is... eventually, whatever the scheme or gimmick is... it will catch up with the cheater.



3Hotdogs

(15,632 posts)
6. Yeah? Fuck yiz all. Democrat doctors tried to fuck him up by giving him animals from shit-hole countries to name.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:46 PM
11 hrs ago

Animals like giraffes, elephants, hippos and stuff. If they wanted to be fair, they would'a given him American animals like dogs, cats, horses, squirrels and that kind of stuff.

But guess what? In spite of their best efforts to make him look dumb, HE ACED THE TEST !

So them Democrat doctors --- tell 'em 3Hotdogs said they can go fuck themselves.

ultralite001

(2,743 posts)
8. It is named the "Montreal Cognitive Assessment"...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:17 PM
10 hrs ago

If Krasnov hadn't aced it... He would blame the Canadians...

He'd demand an American test...

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