US EditionTrump Calls Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson 'Low IQ' in Truth Social Post
Trump’s insult follows Jackson’s criticism of the Court’s conservative majority and continues his repeated use of the phrase against Black women, experts said.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Truth Social, labeling the Harvard-educated jurist a "Low IQ person," an insult he also recently directed at House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.
- Karrin Vasby Anderson, a professor of communication studies at Colorado State University, described the term as a "racist dog whistle" with deep roots in 19th-century pseudoscience and slavery-era pseudoscience targeting Black Americans.
- Trump repeatedly employs this insult against perceived political enemies, including Kamala Harris and various Democratic lawmakers. Anderson explained the rhetorical tactic gives both speaker and listener "deniability" because the label can theoretically apply to anyone.
- House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries fired back, calling Trump the "dumbest person ever to sit at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," after Trump complained the Supreme Court conservative majority failed to "stick together" on tariff rulings.
- Robert Sternberg, a professor of psychology at Cornell University, told AFP that IQ tests are "glorified" but only "moderately" useful for predicting real-world outcomes, while critics argue such rhetoric promotes pseudoscience to demean opponents.
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Trump’s ‘Low IQ’ Remark on Justice Jackson Sparks Racism Criticism
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump drew backlash after calling Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson a “low IQ person” in a social media post, a phrase critics say carries a long history of targeting Black Americans and women in public life. The comment followed Jackson’s criticism of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority. Trump has used the same insult against several political opponents, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Je…
Trump, his 'low IQ' slur and the right's race obsession
WHEN President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures, he chose a particularly pejorative insult: “low IQ person.”
A "weak IQ": On Wednesday, Donald Trump insulted Supreme Court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson by resorting once again to a persistent racist stereotype among American white supremacists. ...
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