Donald Trump has been known to make an endless number of absurd statements during his life in the public eye. Exactly which takes the prize would be a subject for debate among his army of haters. But for me, the remark in which he characterizes himself as a stable genius is the most preposterous. I offer two videos in support of my opinion.
The first is a clip from the Howard Stern Show on which Donald and two of his children brag that admission to the Wharton School cannot be accomplished via legacy — and rather is solely based on merit (this part is not in the following video).
After the Trump family makes this assertion, Howard asks the trio “How much is 17 x 6?” This is a question I could have answered correctly and almost immediately. And I’m no genius!
None of the Trumps responds correctly. Donald asserts with conviction that 1112 is the correct answer. The accurate computation is 102. 1112 is on the high side — and more or less in line with Trump’s general tendency to exaggerate. Here’s the clip: