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Michael's avatar

The fly in the ointment is that if you repeat a lie often enough people begin to believe it. Trump has knowingly used this tactic all his career. The more such a liar is debunked the more publicity the liar gets. It's a bit of a paradox.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Goebbels to Hitler. Used by every propagandist. And of course the orange sadist kept "Mein Kampf" next to his bed -- the only book ever there -- for the years Ivana was married to him.

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Leu2500's avatar

Yeah. I remember from his 1st term how Lourdestown was supposed to stay open & Carrier was supposed to stay in the US.

& then there were his 4 casinos, Trump U, all the lies he told about his various properties that were revealed in court.

Lathe4, rinse & repeat.

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Steven Branch's avatar

The gist of this piece is this: if the mouth is moving, Drumpf is lying.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

And when it’s not moving, he’s asleep.

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Steven Branch's avatar

Yes, I heard that he was caught red-handed nodding off at a summit in Saudi Arabia last week. Too bad we can't make that nodding off permanent. Carma is a bitch: Sleepy Joe becomes Nodding Donald. Sometimes what goes around comes back around and bites some of us in the ass. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving asshole.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

“Sleepy” as he may have been, at least he spoke cogently and a grasp on facts and rationality.

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Andrew's avatar

I'm so completely, utterly nauseated by his continuous lying, exaggeration, bravado and bullshit, I really can't believe I've had to relinquish the last 10 years of my life to this buffoon. Every.Single.Day. he's out there, spewing lies, exaggerations, threats, misinformation. I'm quite a bit younger than him and have some serious health issues but man, I hope I live to see the day that he passes to the (in his case) no so sweet hereafter. I'm will - no joke - be dancing in the streets - and I hate dancing. His national day of remembrance will be my personal national day of celebration.

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Patricia Jaeger's avatar

When media corporations simply repeat Trump's outrageous numbers, without looking under the hood (or hiding fact checking in the 15th paragraph), they are simply doing PR for Trump.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

And winning his wholehearted approval—see ABC.

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Becky Daiss's avatar

Smoke and mirrors that corp media, a propaganda arm of the trump regime, repeats verbatim. Corp media is broken beyond repair. They cannot be counted on to conduct unfiltered journalism. They are beyond hope and every effort should be made to steer news consumers away from them and toward independent media. Democracy cannot survive if they are allowed to control the narrative.

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Richard Brody's avatar

Trump’s deals aren’t just exaggerations. They’re lies, just like much of his pronouncements have been. And there’s so little trickling down to our citizens. Instead it lines his pockets and those of his family. The tariff’s trickery is pure Trump manipulation. It all must be called out and stopped.

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kdsherpa's avatar

The man stinks, both from his dirty diapers and from every lie that comes out of his anus-mouth. Don't believe a single word he says. (Disgracefully, MSM did for three years -- despite CLEAR evidence to the contrary -- which plays a huge role in why we are where we are now.) P.S. Forgive my French. I apologize if I have offended you. Not joking.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

You mean Trump exaggerates? That Big Beautiful Arab cash is pouring into America … where that Big Beautiful Wall will keep it safe … and in a hidden location!

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prehbine's avatar

Yep, dear leader grifter has conditioned himself to the thrill of his words, then the reality of his action.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

And apparently the sheer beauty of his words is a powerful lullaby at public functions and funerals.

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