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  On 6/14/2025 at 1:17 AM, StandardIssue said:

 

Recent analyses of presidential language consistently show that Donald Trump uses language at a lower grade level compared to most other recent presidents, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush.1

 

 

Here's a breakdown of common findings:

Donald Trump:

  • Consistently lower: Multiple studies, including those using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, have found Trump's spoken and written language (excluding social media) to be at a remarkably low grade level, often in the 3rd to 7th grade range. Some analyses even placed him at a 4th-grade level or below.
  • Simplicity and directness: His language is characterized by a significantly simpler and less diverse vocabulary and grammatical structure than his predecessors. He often uses shorter sentences, repetition, and intensifiers, which contributes to this lower readability score.
  • Strategic vs. inherent: While some suggest his simple language is a deliberate rhetorical strategy to connect with a wider audience and mirror average conversations, others point to it as an inherent characteristic of his speaking style.

 

George W. Bush:

  • Varied, but generally higher than Trump: George W. Bush's language analysis results vary depending on the specific speech or test used. Some analyses place his State of the Union addresses around a 9th or 10th-grade level. However, one specific study noted his grammar during campaign speeches as being at a 5th-grade level, which was even below Trump's in that particular analysis. Generally, his vocabulary in campaign speeches was considered to be at least an 8th-grade level.

 

 

Joe Biden:

  • Higher than Trump, comparable to Bushes: Analyses of Joe Biden's language generally place him at a higher grade level than Donald Trump. For example, some studies found his language in debates or news conferences to be around the 4th to 7th grade level, which is comparable to or slightly higher than George W. Bush's scores in similar contexts.
  • Accessible but not overly simplistic: While aiming for plain language to reach a broad audience, Biden's speeches tend to be more complex than Trump's. His victory speech in 2020, for instance, scored around a 6.3 Flesch-Kincaid level, indicating easy accessibility for the general public.4

 

Barack Obama:

  • Mid-to-high range among recent presidents: Obama's language is generally found to be more sophisticated than Trump's and often slightly higher than George W. Bush's. His State of the Union addresses have been analyzed as being around an 8th to 9th grade reading level.5
  • Intentional clarity: While capable of complex language, Obama was noted for intentionally keeping his public speeches clear and accessible, often using succinct sentences and shorter words, particularly in State of the Union addresses, to ensure broad comprehension.

 

Overall Trends:

  • Decline in complexity: There's a general trend of decreasing linguistic complexity in presidential speeches over time, with modern presidents generally using simpler language than historical figures like Abraham Lincoln (who often spoke at an 11th-grade level or higher).6
  • Audience connection: The move towards simpler language is often attributed to a desire to connect with a broader, more diverse audience in an era of mass media and direct communication.

In summary, Donald Trump's language stands out for its particularly low grade-level readability, consistently ranking below his recent predecessors like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, who generally operate within a more moderate range of linguistic complexity for public discourse.7

 

 

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AI gibberish, that’s all you have and you will keep loosing, 1st grade level logic.

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if you love money and power, never go to skouloul   wut a skam

 

i am like 2 age but has 32 bill in bank 

 

pick ur poizon 

 

8 pack ab and know mmoooooolah    

 

this just proves how rigged life is.   10 million comments = zero $$$$.   use your time wizereseely 

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  On 6/14/2025 at 8:42 PM, StandardIssue said:

 

That's not the point. The point is she is, without a doubt, smarter than Trump and more qualified to represent the USA. 

 

Hey Hitler made it to the top of Politics for awhile in Germany, that doesn't make it right does it? 

 

 

 

 

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If she was that smart she would be wearing a little badge that said "POTUS".

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  On 6/15/2025 at 5:01 AM, Chosenfew said:

AI gibberish, that’s all you have and you will keep loosing, 1st grade level logic.

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Someone insulting another's thought process by telling them they will keep "loosing." We don't usually comment on grammar or spelling, but you just bent over and said "take me" with that one.

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Posted
  On 6/15/2025 at 4:20 AM, transam said:

Car salesman, like..........🥱

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car salesman is giving him too much credit as usually these guys have some conversation/ dialogue skills, Trump has no ability to do so

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Donald Trump's use of English found to be at 4th grade level and below in some analyses.

 

And yet, the Dems and lefties still don't comprehend what he's saying.

 

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This  language business can be deceptive  ... I used to think Clinton was a brilliant orator but it  turned out he was 

a pussy chasing fool ! 

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Trump is indeed simple minded, but he isn't inarticulate. Take away the adverb "very," however, and I don't think he can make it through more than one or two sentences. Harris, meanwhile, is inarticulate and floods her speeches with filler, repetitive phrases, and catchwords. Both are low grade intelligences.

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  On 6/14/2025 at 12:47 PM, darbie-foos said:

don't forget an analysis of the epic word salads of the west coast cackle queen, she's got to be up there with the dumbest of them, more than likely prompting laughter from all. Trumps low vacab ratings seem not to affect his brilliant successes to date and the scorching pace he's achieving it. Perhaps nobody really cares about Trumps vacab except the envious losers, democrats, but be sure to compile a list of Trumps activities underlying his immense successes to date.iin closing, remember Biden struggling to read from a teleprompter, from his cue cards and why was he allowed NOT TO SPEAK on so many occasions, was it because his brains were fried like an egg, stuck to the frying pan? Absolutely that was the case. so you should all go clean your underwear from any accidents you incurred reading Trumps vocab assessment, and then see about getting your head examined for signs of electrical activity.

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I know it’s hard for you MAGA people to grasp but the study referred to elected presidents. Your deflection (Kamala) will be duly noted by the ICE thugs terrorising US.

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Most politicians are not that great actors, and usually not that good looking either. If they are good actors and good looking then they could get the Tom, Cruise or Brad Pitt type gigs instead of Hollywood for ugly people (the politic charade) to entertain grown children/Peter Pans.

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Trumps speaks like a 4th grader? 

 

Well he has to connect to this followers/supporters, right?

 

MAGA people do seem to have an intellect around the 4th grade level.

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  On 6/15/2025 at 4:41 PM, CanadaSam said:

MAGA people do seem to have an intellect around the 4th grade level

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How about that dude that builds rockets and manages D.O.G.E., name is Elon Musk. Dumb like a fox huh....

 

Now, the democrats, including Biden, AOC, and most other dems in public office and typically in all walks of life are somewhat daft even on a good day but generally only more intelligent than the sheep like imbeciles that vote for them. LOL....how ya doin...

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  On 6/15/2025 at 10:59 AM, GanDoonToonPet said:

Talkers are more articulate than doers, because that is all they do.

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The convicted felon wannabe fascist dicator is damn good at chickening out when the going gets tough.  Hence the TACO acronym.  The dementia seems to be really taking hold, so he doesn't make any sense most of the time now.  So he's terrible at both.

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  On 6/15/2025 at 6:28 PM, ThreeCardMonte said:


Good point.

 

Nancy Pelosi as the wicked witch of the east in The Wizard of Oz.

 

Biden as The Absent Minded Professor 


AOC in Psycho.

 

Trump as the Gladiator.

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A gladiator with bone spurs! :biggrin:

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  On 6/14/2025 at 1:55 PM, blaze master said:

 

I think he deported a lot of people. Also killed an American citizen with a drone attack. King of.drones.

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This is true.  The lefties ignored Obama's extrajudicial killings. 

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Recent analyses of presidential language consistently show that Donald Trump uses language at a lower grade level compared to most other recent presidents

 

nothing recent about this, it's been clear to anyone who understand language use for years, it's one of the main reasons he resonates so effectively with his base

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  On 6/15/2025 at 4:33 AM, Lacessit said:

Not likely, Trump has just abolished the Federal Education department.

 

He likes the poor and dumb. He hates anyone smarter than him.

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At least Trump loves you. 

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Posted
  On 6/15/2025 at 6:29 PM, zz4096 said:

 

Where did all these pussies come from? I'm starting to think they're putting something in the water.

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Yes a lot of it is due to diet I believe, and why do the people running the show want a mass of pussies/cretins? Easy to control. It's what Modern Liberalism was about from its inception in the mid-60's in the West, I could see how people fell for it back then + 3-4 decades of things being fun and positive. If people haven't started to see what's going on especially in the last decade and piece things together then you're a zombie. For those paying attention, there are probably another 2-3 decades of this crap in the West, and it's already in other regions at lower stages.

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  On 6/15/2025 at 6:28 PM, ThreeCardMonte said:


Good point.

 

Nancy Pelosi as the wicked witch of the east in The Wizard of Oz.

 

Biden as The Absent Minded Professor 


AOC in Psycho.

 

Trump as the Gladiator.

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And you as the Joker.

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