Rep. Louie Gohmert said his SAT score would 'shock people that think I'm the dumbest guy in Congress'

Azmi HarounMay 21, 2021, 02:51 IST

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Rep. Louie Gohmert, Republican of Texas, questions then-Attorney General William Barr during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on July 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. In his first congressional testimony in more than a year, Barr faced questions from the committee about his deployment of federal law enforcement agents to Portland, Oregon, and other cities in response to Black Lives Matter protests; his role in using federal agents to violently clear protesters from Lafayette Square near the White House last month before a photo opportunity for President Donald Trump in front of a church; his intervention in court cases involving Trump's allies Roger Stone and Michael Flynn; and other issues.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Rep. Louie Gohmert took time during a House speech to talk about his SAT score.
"I did very well. I'm sure that shocks people that think I'm the dumbest guy in Congress," Gohmert said.

During a speech on the House floor on Thursday, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert said his SAT score would "shock people who think I'm the dumbest member of congress."

"When I took it, did very well, got me into the Honors program at A&M," Gohmert said.

Gohmert was claiming - without evidence - that Americans scored higher on college entrance tests before the Department of Education was created.

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Rep. Louie Gohmert said his SAT score would 'shock people that think I'm the dumbest guy in Congress'