These days, American’s outsource their truth. What news organization do you trust? What clergy, comedian, political pundit, etc., do you select to define your truth? Are you even in conflict with their views?
Sure, all politicians lie to one extent or another. That’s expected. Weasel-words and half truths are the part of the game. It’s the spin that matters.
Trump takes it to the next level. When faced with the facts, he knows that repeating a lie will eventually make it true for his followers.
Trump has repeatedly stated easily disputable and unproven lies.
Crowd sizes? Trump recently implied that his Jan 6th crowd size was similar to Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream crowd. Why is Trump so fascinated with crowd size? Overcompensating for something?
Mexico Will Pay for the Border Wall – Nope, they didn’t.
The Deep State – Anyone or anything that disagrees with Trump is labeled the Deep State. There is no proof it does, or has ever existed. But the agenda of Project 2025 seeks to create one. Read about Article F.
The Path of Hurricane Dorian – Just a little sharpie line will increase the path to include Alabama.
The 2020 Election was Stolen. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, and an variety of judges (some Trump appointed) evaluated and dismissed the 62 lawsuits that Trump brought to prove his claims.
These are just a few examples. There are literally thousands like these. Trump spouts out lies at a staggering rate. It’s not normal, and clearly indicative of some pathology.
Trump’s falsehoods can be easily dismissed just by looking at the evidence. If you outsource your truth to Trump, you will have to accept his outright lies. Sadly, many do.