While stumping for - and probably dooming - fellow Republicans in Ohio before the midterm elections, Trump told one of his fractured fairy tales about how smart he is.
Trump was talking about his "warrior dividend," one of the few times he kept a promise to dole out some money. He claimed that he asked his staff for a number for what they could afford to pay soldiers and that they told him $1,775.00. A nice round number, isn't it? Trump then claimed that he had a moment of brilliance and said that if they could scrape up one more dollar, they could make each check $1,776.00.
Trump made sure to drive home just how brilliant he thought he was by boasting, "Nobody saw it but me, I'm very proud, it was very intelligent." Trump continued with his bragging, "I'm a high-IQ person unlike some other people I can tell you about... among the highest IQs anywhere in the world!”
So, Trump thinks that being able to add one to a random number is a sign of a high IQ, it would go a long way in explaining why the economy is tanking, why we are in a war he can't figure out how to win or exit, or why everyone is laughing at him.
The only way Trump could claim to have one of the highest IQs in the world is if IQ stood for Ingestion of Quarter Pounders. Although it's probable that he would still fudge the numbers, as he does with his golf scores.
