Trump Says You 'Need IQ of 190' to Understand Alaska Ballot

▲ A sample ballot for the U.S. Senate election in Alaska

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking on October 30 (local time) four days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, continued his criticism of Dan J. Sullivan, an Alaska U.S. Senate candidate suspected of being recruited by the opposition Democratic Party, saying, "I call him 'Fake Dan Sullivan.'"

During a radio interview that day, President Trump made the remarks and asked the host, "Have you looked at the ballot? You have to have an IQ of 190 to understand the ballot."

Following an exposé report by The New York Times (NYT) on October 28 alleging that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic candidate Peltola's campaign recruited retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan to split votes for incumbent Senator Sullivan, who is seeking re-election, President Trump has been harshly criticizing both the Democratic Party and candidate Sullivan over the recruitment allegations, labeling them "fraudsters."

In particular, he argued that the inclusion of the word "Incumbent" next to the name of incumbent Republican Senator Sullivan on the Alaska U.S. Senate election ballot to distinguish between the two Dans Sullivan still confuses voters.

In the interview, President Trump said, "Most people in Alaska don't know what that means, and neither do people in other states," adding, "They don't know what 'incumbent' means."

In response, CNN pointed out that he "suggested that voters there aren't smart enough to understand it."

President Trump also raised additional suspicions regarding Dan J. Sullivan, stating, "He has never run for office before, and he has never voted," and adding, "He wanted to change his middle name from J to S, but a court rejected it."

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