Trump has lied more than 2,000 times less than a year into his term in office, but he wants the country to believe that a Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and all of the independently verified media accounts of his statements are not true.
Trump tweeted:
The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made – a big setback for DACA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2018
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Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said “take them out.†Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings – unfortunately, no trust!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2018
According to The Washington Post, Trump crossed the 2,000 lie threshold on January 9, 2018, during his 355th day in office. For Trump, lying comes as naturally as breathing. Of course, he called countries with majority black and Latino populations “shitholes.” Such a comment is completely in line with Trump’s claims that Mexicans are rapists, Puerto Ricans are ungrateful, and African-Americans are lazy.
The repulsive compulsive liar wants the nation to believe that it is everyone else who is not telling the truth, but Trump’s “shithole” comment was a rare statement of truth about how he really feels about non-whites. For once, Trump and his Republican enablers must be forced to own their truth.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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