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Trump speaks at level of 8-year-old, new analysis finds

Mr Trump scores the lowest of any of the past 15 presidents
Emily Shugerman New York
Tuesday 09 January 2018 18:36 GMT


Donald Trump may call himself a genius on Twitter, but his spoken
statements say otherwise.

An analysis of the President's first 30,000 words uttered in office found
Mr Trump speaks at a third- to seventh-grade reading level u lower than any other President since 1929. Mr Trump's vocabulary and grammatical structure
is "significantly more simple, and less diverse" than any President since Herbert Hoover, the analysis found.

The comparison is based on interviews, speeches and press conferences for every president dating back to 1929, compiled by online database Factba.
se. Analysts at Factba. se studied the "off-script" remarks of all 15 men u essentially, everything but their prepared speeches u to compare and
contrast their speaking skills.


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for appearing to forget words to national anthem

Analysts ran the records through eight different tests for vocabulary complexity, diversity, and comprehension level. In every single test, Mr
Trump scored the lowest.

Mr Trump averaged significantly fewer syllables per word than the last 14 Presidents, and used significantly fewer unique words. The gaps appeared
when comparing all available remarks, and when comparing only the first
30,000 words of each presidency. Social media posts were excluded from the data.

"Compared to the 14 presidents who preceded him, by every measure, [Mr Trump's] use of words when off script are significantly less diverse, and simpler, than all presidents who preceded him back to Herbert Hoover, "
wrote Factba. se CEO Bill Frischling.

The topic of Mr Trump's mental acuity has dominated the national
conversation since the publication of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, an explosive new book about the Trump administration. The book's author, Michael Wolff, claims Mr Trump's family, friends, and coworkers all regularly questioned his fitness to serve.

Mr Trump disputed these claims via Twitter last week, claiming he was a
"very stable genius" and "like, really smart". He was supported by White
House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who called questions about
the President's mental state "outrageous".
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"It's absolutely outrageous to make these types of accusations and it's
simply untrue, and it's sad that people are going and making these
desperate attempts to attack the President, " she said in an interview on
Fox & Friends.

But many Congressional Democrats u and even some of Mr Trump's fellow Republicans u still refute the idea that the President is their
intellectual superior. More than a dozen House and Senate Republicans
declined to endorse Mr Trump's claim that he was a "genius" in interviews
with CNN on Monday.

Republican Senator Jerry Moran, for example, said Mr Trump was "smart and capable at getting himself elected president". But when asked whether he
was a genius, Mr Moran replied: "Got nothing. "
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On 2026-08-15 23:38:07 +0000, Americunt Racist said:

An analysis of the President's first 30,000 words uttered in office found
Mr Trump speaks at a third- to seventh-grade reading level u lower than any other President since 1929. Mr Trump's vocabulary and grammatical structure is "significantly more simple, and less diverse" than any President since Herbert Hoover, the analysis found.

Anybody remember that old comic Norm Crosby? Trump puts him to shame
(and he isn't joking).

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On Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:38:07 -0000 (UTC), Americunt Racist wrote:

Trump speaks at level of 8-year-old, new analysis finds

Mr Trump scores the lowest of any of the past 15 presidents Emily
Shugerman New York Tuesday 09 January 2018 18:36 GMT


Donald Trump may call himself a genius on Twitter, but his spoken
statements say otherwise.

An analysis of the President's first 30,000 words uttered in office
found Mr Trump speaks at a third- to seventh-grade reading level -u

lower

than any other President since 1929. Mr Trump's vocabulary and
grammatical structure is "significantly more simple, and less diverse"
than any President since Herbert Hoover, the analysis found.

Trump has left a verbal trail from the 1980s on, as interviewed
by gossip columnists and magazine writers. It would be interesting
to aggregate all of that and subject it to the same analysis.
What would we make of it if he came across then as a suave
New Yorker?



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On 16/08/26 17:44, Charles Packer wrote:

Trump has left a verbal trail from the 1980s on, as interviewed by
gossip columnists and magazine writers. It would be interesting to
aggregate all of that and subject it to the same analysis. What would
we make of it if he came across then as a suave New Yorker?

That would be interesting. There has been much discussion over the
extent of Trump's dementia, if any. But is it a new development, or has
he always been dim-witted?

I'd like to hear from his childhood friends. Well, perhaps he's not the
kind to have had friends, but in any case his childhood acquaintances.
The kids he went to school with. It shouldn't be too hard for
journalists to track down people like that. This is not just idle
curiosity. Trump himself said that Biden shouldn't be president because
of declining mental powers. It's only fair to ask whether he should be
put out to pasture.
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Newcastle, NSW
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Oops. Sorry. I realised too late that I had cross-posted to a crank group.
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Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> posted:

Oops. Sorry. I realised too late that I had cross-posted to a crank group.

Easy to do. Lately we seem to have been hit with a series of rubbish posts
from alt.fan.rush-limbaugh.
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athel

Living in Marseilles for 39 years; mainly in England before that,
with long periods in Singapore, California, Chile and Canada
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On 16 Aug 2026, Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org> posted some news:pan$c07e6$e0bbf622$608a13a8$7bfc50f8@cpacker.org:

On Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:38:07 -0000 (UTC), Americunt Racist wrote:

Trump speaks at level of 8-year-old, new analysis finds

Mr Trump scores the lowest of any of the past 15 presidents Emily
Shugerman New York Tuesday 09 January 2018 18:36 GMT


Donald Trump may call himself a genius on Twitter, but his spoken
statements say otherwise.

An analysis of the President's first 30,000 words uttered in office
found Mr Trump speaks at a third- to seventh-grade reading level -u

lower

than any other President since 1929. Mr Trump's vocabulary and
grammatical structure is "significantly more simple, and less
diverse" than any President since Herbert Hoover, the analysis found.

Trump has left a verbal trail from the 1980s on, as interviewed
by gossip columnists and magazine writers. It would be interesting
to aggregate all of that and subject it to the same analysis.
What would we make of it if he came across then as a suave
New Yorker?

That seems likely.

Emily cherry-picked, probably from the Barbara Walters interview.

Consider the response from Americunt Racist, Message-ID: <115qt0o$1s1r$1@news.tcpreset.net>,

"Trump's grammer and spelling are that of an 8 year-old negro."

Results
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.3
Flesch Reading Ease Score: 74.4
Reading Level: 7th grade ( Fairly easy to read )

What he didn't like from the poster he replied to,

"When President Trump began firing DEI educators who were encouraging illiteracy among blacks, white progressive Democrats were outraged. Of
course, those particular Democrats are always dumber than the blacks
they blindly champion."

Results
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 13.1
Flesch Reading Ease Score: 29.9
Reading Level: College graduate ( Very difficult to read )

Trump SOU, February 2026.

oIAm inviting every legislator to join with my administration in
reaffirming a fundamental principle. If you agree with this statement,
then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American
government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.o

Results
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 12.3
Flesch Reading Ease Score: 31.9
Reading Level: College ( Difficult to read )

Flesch-Kincaid isn't necessarily a metric of intellect. It's simple readability to reach the broadest audiences. K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple
Stupid) if you will.
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Home Depot wrote:

Americunt Racist <fdsaonoreply@mixmin.net> wrote in >news:115qt8v$1s1r$2@news.tcpreset.net:

Trump speaks

And you listen.

Most negroes are smarter than the President because they have the English speaking level of a 9 year-old while his is only 8.


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On 16/08/2026 11:53, athel.cb@gmail.com wrote:

Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> posted:

Oops. Sorry. I realised too late that I had cross-posted to a crank group. >>

Easy to do. Lately we seem to have been hit with a series of rubbish posts from alt.fan.rush-limbaugh.

In that context, "fan" refers to the device which comes into contact
with excrement.
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On 16 Aug 2026, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> posted some

Home Depot wrote:

Americunt Racist <fdsaonoreply@mixmin.net> wrote in

Trump speaks

And you listen.

Most negroes are

like you.

Unable to learn the STEM basics and adapt to a civilized society.
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Le 16/08/2026 |a 11:44, Peter Moylan a |-crit :

Oops. Sorry. I realised too late that I had cross-posted to a crank group.

It was the thread's title that intrigued me - 'grammer' for 'grammar'
and 'Negro' not in the genitive. A Negro is better than the President's spelling? Did Mr Trump write it himself, was it ironic, an example of Hartman's LawrCa?

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On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:44:08 +1000, Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
wrote:

Oops. Sorry. I realised too late that I had cross-posted to a crank group.

I was tempted to respond with an on-topic remark that the poster's
"grammer" was no better than Trump's, but deleted the post instead.

The "binky" posters never respond to any comments about their usage,
so I delete those without downloading the message bodies as well.

I pnly downloaded this one because I saw it was by aue regulars.
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