‘I’m a frickin’ genius’: Trump claims nobody else could ace simple memory test in foul-mouthed rant

At a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday, President Donald Trump, 80, spent part of his speech boasting about his mental sharpness, according to The Independent. He was there to build support for Representative Andy Biggs, the Republican challenging Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, as the president backs GOP candidates ahead of the midterms while his party faces poor polling.

Trump began by saying Hobbs would fail a cognitive exam, then described how he had aced his own. He said doctors had him memorize five words, which he recited as hat, hair, logo, white and black, and later recall after roughly two dozen other questions. He claimed few people can manage that, and almost no one can do it in order. He credited his performance to being a genius, using profanity along the way.

He also joked about the physicians who travel with him, saying they would treat any ill audience member as "collateral damage." Singling out a friend in the crowd who he said looked ready to have a heart attack, he claimed his doctors would leave that man alone. The crowd laughed.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →