I want to discuss Trump's intellect, because there has been some disagreement about it on this forum. Here, I define intellect as an indefinite, combined measure of book-smarts and street-smarts, including but not limited to problem solving skills, outside-the-box thinking and knowledge.
I'm hoping to reach one of the following conclusions through an discussion of his past endeavours:
1. He's generally below average;
2. He's generally above average; or
3. He's good at some, bad at others and those things are...
People think Trump's multi-billion dollar net worth is proof that he is a smart man. Therefore, I shall start the thread with this article from WaPo.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...=.23246cfd5d9c
Here's an excerpt:
"Trump returned to the Rich List in 1996 with a reported net worth of $450 million and an editor’s note that he claimed to be worth $2 billion. He never fell off it again. In his book, O’Brien criticized Forbes for rewarding Trump’s fabrications, citing interviews with “three people with direct knowledge of Donald’s finances” who estimated his true net worth after debts to be “somewhere between $150 million and $250 million.” Trump, who had told O’Brien he was worth $6 billion, sued for libel — and lost. When he lost his appeal in 2011, a New Jersey appellate judge wrote, “The largest portion of Mr. Trump’s fortune, according to three people who had had direct knowledge of his holdings, apparently comes from his lucrative inheritance. These people estimated that Mr. Trump’s wealth, presuming that it is not encumbered by heavy debt, may amount to about $200 million to $300 million. That is an enviably large sum of money by most people’s standards but far short of the billionaires club.” "
Then there are the allegations of money laundering for the Russians.
What do you think?
I'm hoping to reach one of the following conclusions through an discussion of his past endeavours:
1. He's generally below average;
2. He's generally above average; or
3. He's good at some, bad at others and those things are...
People think Trump's multi-billion dollar net worth is proof that he is a smart man. Therefore, I shall start the thread with this article from WaPo.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...=.23246cfd5d9c
Here's an excerpt:
"Trump returned to the Rich List in 1996 with a reported net worth of $450 million and an editor’s note that he claimed to be worth $2 billion. He never fell off it again. In his book, O’Brien criticized Forbes for rewarding Trump’s fabrications, citing interviews with “three people with direct knowledge of Donald’s finances” who estimated his true net worth after debts to be “somewhere between $150 million and $250 million.” Trump, who had told O’Brien he was worth $6 billion, sued for libel — and lost. When he lost his appeal in 2011, a New Jersey appellate judge wrote, “The largest portion of Mr. Trump’s fortune, according to three people who had had direct knowledge of his holdings, apparently comes from his lucrative inheritance. These people estimated that Mr. Trump’s wealth, presuming that it is not encumbered by heavy debt, may amount to about $200 million to $300 million. That is an enviably large sum of money by most people’s standards but far short of the billionaires club.” "
Then there are the allegations of money laundering for the Russians.
What do you think?
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