One cannot rationally deny that Trump is a compulsive, blatant and unrepentant liar. The overt lies he has trumpeted since being in office are well documented. By defining “lie” conservatively, as a demonstrably false statement, the authors of a New York Times article found that Trump told a public lie on at least 20 of his first 40 days in office. “But based on a broader standard -- one that includes his many misleading statements (like exaggerating military spending in the Middle East) -- Trump achieved something remarkable: He said something untrue, in public, every day for the first 40 days of his presidency." The article goes on to show that Trump's days without a lie are generally only those when he isn't Tweeting or is on vacation.
A Washington Post article shows that Trump made 29 false or misleading statements during a 26-hour period on July 24th and July 25th.
Timothy O'Brien notes that a decade ago, during Trump's deposition in his defamation suit stemming from O'Brien's biography TrumpNation, lawyers compelled Trump to admit to 30 lies he had told over the years relating to his businesses and wealth. Indeed, the suit focused largely on the 3 anonymous sources O'Brien used to estimate Trump's net worth, a figure that Trump was unwilling to pin down or be consistent about. According to O'Brien, these sources were “people with direct knowledge of Donald's finances, people who had worked closely with him for years.” O'Brien interviewed and re-interviewed them, and provided his notes to the court, which stated, “The notes are significant, in that they provide remarkably similar estimates of Trump's net worth, thereby suggesting the accuracy of the information conveyed.” At the time, while Trump was hinting to interviewers “that his wealth is somewhere between $2 billion and $6 billion,” O'Brien's sources calculated it be between $250-350 million. Trump lost the case. Trump v. O'Brien.
So, are you disturbed or pleased by, or indifferent to, the fact that the US President is an incessant, blatant and unrepentant liar?
Is it possible that such disregard for the truth will become a new normal?
What does one say to one's children or grandchildren about it? Would you express approval if your children or grandchildren had such diffident relationship with the truth as Trump demonstrates?
How do or should our allies deal withTrump's lying? Can or should they trust the US to do or not do what the President promises to do or not do?
A Washington Post article shows that Trump made 29 false or misleading statements during a 26-hour period on July 24th and July 25th.
Timothy O'Brien notes that a decade ago, during Trump's deposition in his defamation suit stemming from O'Brien's biography TrumpNation, lawyers compelled Trump to admit to 30 lies he had told over the years relating to his businesses and wealth. Indeed, the suit focused largely on the 3 anonymous sources O'Brien used to estimate Trump's net worth, a figure that Trump was unwilling to pin down or be consistent about. According to O'Brien, these sources were “people with direct knowledge of Donald's finances, people who had worked closely with him for years.” O'Brien interviewed and re-interviewed them, and provided his notes to the court, which stated, “The notes are significant, in that they provide remarkably similar estimates of Trump's net worth, thereby suggesting the accuracy of the information conveyed.” At the time, while Trump was hinting to interviewers “that his wealth is somewhere between $2 billion and $6 billion,” O'Brien's sources calculated it be between $250-350 million. Trump lost the case. Trump v. O'Brien.
So, are you disturbed or pleased by, or indifferent to, the fact that the US President is an incessant, blatant and unrepentant liar?
Is it possible that such disregard for the truth will become a new normal?
What does one say to one's children or grandchildren about it? Would you express approval if your children or grandchildren had such diffident relationship with the truth as Trump demonstrates?
How do or should our allies deal withTrump's lying? Can or should they trust the US to do or not do what the President promises to do or not do?
