Adam Roberts says in his July 2, 2018 WIRED article, The President Does Not Lie Like You and Me,
https://www.wired.com/story/president-trumps-lies-and-untruths/?mbid=nl_7217_p1&CNDID=48648177
To Trump and his followers, it doesn’t matter if we can’t believe the President as long as they ensure we can’t believe anyone else, either. Sure, the apotheosis of all this will make traditional governance—passing laws, making treaties, regulating in the public interest—impossible. But the people in charge will be able to do all kinds of other stuff while no one’s watching, or while no one can see. They can change regulations to make them more favorable to allies and donors. They can figure out how to suppress their opponents’ voters. They can embed moneymaking enterprises into governance. The tsunami of lies will recede, leaving behind only the swamp.Trump has become such an international embarrassment that almost everyone is just trying to ignore him. What is scary is how Putin is going to play Trump like a fiddle. Trump's ego is so far out in front of him, Putin only needs to know one tune. Who knows what lullaby Trump responds in return.
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