Did David Muir contest Donald Trump's claim of having an IQ of 195 in an interview?

1. What the records show about Muir interviewing Trump

David Muir has conducted face-to-face interviews with Donald Trump — including a White House sit-down credited in ABC transcripts and a January 25, 2017 interview transcribed by Roll Call/Factba.se that documents Muir’s extensive questioning and word counts ^{[3] [1]}. Coverage of those interviews highlights Muir as a frequent prime-time interlocutor for Trump ^[4].

2. Where reporting documents Muir correcting or fact‑checking Trump

Multiple outlets and accounts note instances where Muir or ABC moderators pushed back on Trump assertions. For example, ABC moderators including Muir have fact‑checked Trump in real time during presidential debates and challenged specific claims such as incidents cited about migrants in a city that local officials denied ^[2]. Media analysis has at times criticized Muir for not pushing harder on some answers, while other reports show him interjecting corrections ^{[5] [2]}.

3. No source shows Muir disputing an “IQ 195” claim

None of the items in the provided set mention Trump claiming an IQ of 195, nor do they show David Muir contesting such a claim. The available transcripts, summaries and reporting refer to other substantive exchanges — votes, crowd sizes, policy, testing access, and criminal-justice or immigration assertions — but make no reference to IQ claims or challenges about IQ ^{[3] [1] [5] [2]}. Therefore, a direct answer must be: not found in current reporting (p1_s1–^[6]2).

4. How sources characterize Muir’s interviewing style and limitations

The material presents competing perspectives: some critics say Muir missed opportunities to press Trump harder (CNN Business on a 2020 interview), while other coverage documents instances when ABC moderators directly corrected Trump’s factual statements during debates ^{[5] [2]}. That mixed record means one should not assume Muir uniformly either challenges or accepts all Trump claims; his approach varies by context and outlet accounts ^{[5] [2]}.

5. Why this particular claim may be hard to verify in available reporting

IQ boasts or self-reported intelligence scores by public figures are often reported in lifestyle or political news when notable; none of the provided results contain that anecdote. The absence in these sources could mean the exchange did not occur during the documented interviews, it was not covered by these outlets, or it appeared in reporting not included here. Given those possibilities, the right factual posture is to say the claim is not found in current reporting (p1_s1–^[6]2).

6. What to do next to resolve the question definitively

To confirm whether David Muir contested a Trump “IQ 195” remark, consult primary interview transcripts or video for the specific interview in question (ABC News full transcript/video archives are the most direct source referenced here) and expanded contemporary coverage beyond this set; the transcript of Muir’s White House sit-down and the Roll Call/Factba.se transcript are examples of where to look first ^{[3] [1]}. If those primary records lack the exchange, broader search across other outlets or the full ABC interview video would be necessary ^[4].

Limitations: This analysis relies solely on the provided search results; they document Muir’s interviews and instances of fact‑checking but do not include every Trump–Muir exchange or every media account, and they do not mention any “IQ of 195” dispute (p1_s1–^[6]2).