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“IQ / Genius” said in 101 of 362 transcripts, 218 times.

Counted forms: genius, geniuses, genius's, iq, iqs, iq's.

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Remarks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Jul 15, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins the Defense and Innovation Summit 6 times

  1. …great to see what's going on and to see the kind of genius that I'm surrounded by—all of the people that I met backstage…
  2. …there first. What's with him?" Jon Gray. He's a real real estate genius and other geniuses. Now, real estate, he doesn't even have to participate…
  3. …of the area. They're incredible. You're going to find, all of you genius that are building the—your plants, you got the best people in…

Remarks at a Rose Garden Club Lunch

Jul 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …BlackRock. They're all here. And think of it. I'm making them all geniuses. Every one of them is a genius. Is anybody doing poorly? If…

Remarks at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota

Jul 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre 6 times

  1. …when you think. He was a real man of many forms of genius and without whom it would never have been possible. Secretary of the…
  2. …I'll give them the congressional Medal of Honor for something. For their genius at hunting. And I'll get one for taking on "Russia, Russia, Russia…
  3. …k). Your wife, your husband, your kids, they all think you're a genius. I'm the genius. I'm the one that—I'm only kidding. No, I…

Remarks on Coal and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a coal announcement 2 times

  1. …any of these monsters up here, all these tremendous politicians and environmental geniuses? Was he, like, talking to Andy Barr? No. He was fine. Well…
  2. …I think the biggest thing we've done, Lee, is we let these geniuses with all this money build their own electric plant. We don't take…

Remarks on the National Economy in Suffern, New York

May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 5 times

  1. …in the House. His name is Hakeem Jeffries. And he's a low-IQ person. Very low IQ. And I watched what he was saying and…
  2. …trade deficit by 1 percent, a half of a percent, you're a genius. I've cut it by 59 percent. One year. That's because of tariffs…
  3. …I said, "Doctor, let me ask you a question." They called me genius, and that didn't work. Then they said, "He's totally brilliant, he's a…

Remarks at a Rose Garden Club Dinner

May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …extraordinary names. But I was talking about Hakeem Jeffries. He's a low-IQ person. And he was asked—he was talking about all these things…

Remarks During an Event With Seniors in Middleton, Florida

May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say delivers remarks at The Villages 3 times

  1. …even in this very room—unlike Newsom, I'll say, this room of geniuses. He said, "I'm in a room of dumb people." That was not…
  2. …it?" You know, I've had different phases. They've said, "He's a mad genius." I didn't mind that too much. Then they said, "He's a horrible…
  3. …you cut it by 1 percent, 2 percent, you're considered, like, a genius. I cut it by 55 percent. And next year is even better…

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the Future Investment Initiative Priority Miami Summit in Miami Beach, Florida

Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 10 times

  1. …have been the biggest thing of all, because he was a mad genius. He was a vicious, horrible human being. But he was a great…
  2. …never happened. But we had a man who—of a very low IQ as President, and he had no idea what the hell he was…
  3. …never choked, right? These guys can't choke, but they're very smart. High IQs. We need high IQs. We have too many low-IQ people. But…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …to catch them. And if these two guys can't—these are high-IQ people. I like high—I've always liked high IQ. These are high…
  2. …And they never found somebody to replace him in terms of the genius. I knocked him out. And that was a big step, knocking him…
  3. …of these people, you're dealing with high-level intellect, high—very high-IQ people. These are not Jasmine Crockett and her group. These are smart…

Remarks on Energy in Corpus Christi, Texas

Feb 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks in Corpus Christi 3 times

  1. …was dying for years. And now she thinks I'm the smartest financial genius ever. It's made my sex life good. It's made my life good…
  2. …wife treated me like a dog, and now she admires my financial genius, and I haven't done anything. My 401(k) has gone through the…
  3. …Let's keep it that way. Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency—a genius financially—Bill Pulte. Hi, Bill. President and founder of the Oil and…

Remarks at the House Republican Members Retreat

Jan 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat 4 times

  1. …threw him out of the business. And the mayor, he's a low-IQ person. Extremely low IQ. We should give everybody, like, these competency tests…
  2. …percent." They said, "Sir, the smartest guys"—Eli Lilly, Merck, Pfizer—all genius—they're all making numbers you wouldn't believe. Defense contractors are making more…
  3. …be a living, breathing person. And then, if I could get a genius, it would be good. And we got a guy who was so…

Remarks on the National Economy in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Dec 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks in North Carolina 6 times

  1. …you—beating every one of the 61 forecasts from the so-called geniuses, the experts. We're the geniuses, not them. We now have the lowest…
  2. …know, "If we add $1, we've got $1,776." Somebody said, "That's genius." I said, "Well, I'm smart." I said, for $1—and I'll get…
  3. …don't know, beating Hillary was fun. Well, Hillary has a much higher IQ than Kamala. I would say I think Hillary has probably 50 or…

Remarks at a Christmas Reception

Dec 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …very quiet." But I'd hear from other people he's a total political genius, but I didn't see it because he was always—I don't know…
  2. …electricity. But I allow our plants—in other words, all of these geniuses that are building a $60 billion—billion—$60 billion plant, I allow…