There have been several posts about this in various threads, and I thought this would be a good place to have a bit of back and forth about this issue. Many on the right have expressed that the left is simply tripping over itself to label every difference of opinion a "lie." Their point has some merit when articles like this one show up with some regularity. If you read through the article, their "29 outrageous lies" aren't, for the most part, what I would consider lies at all. Such articles simply reinforce the arguments of the right, and I personally would prefer to see them stop. They are counter productive.
When I refer to Trump's lies, I refer to things like:
Family separation policy: "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration." This was untrue when he said it, was clearly shown to be untrue, and yet it is reepeated over and over and over again.
Open Borders: There is no such bill, but it has been repeated multiple times.
U.S. Steel: U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills." There was no such announcement, and U.S. Steel has denied that is happening. They only have four steel mills in the U.S., so opening six (at one point he said seven) would be amazing growth.
Unemployment: "Missouri is one of "13 states this year have seen unemployment drop to the lowest levels in the history of their state." Again, this is demonstrably false. When he first said it, Missouri was at 3.5% unemployment. It was 3.1% in October of 1999. This is a prime example of A Trump technique: just make up facts on the fly. He did this with Trudeau about the Canada/U.S. trade deficit, and later went on record bragging that he had done so.
Voting for the healthcare bill: They never had the votes to pass the bill, and there was no Senator in the hospital. Despite being repeatedly told this, Trump repeated the assertion, and even Tweeted about it.
Illegal Immigration: He as talking about illegal border crossings, which have been on the decline since 2008. They also dropped at varies times during several other presidencies. They are currently increasing again.
I could continue on - but I think these pretty much make the point. These are not just hyperbole - they are simply, flat out lies. I largely ignore all of his ridiculous claims related to "best ever," "greatest ever," "most in the history of our country," and all of the other ridiculous hyperbolic claims he makes. But when Trump makes up facts and lies through his teeth - he deserves to be called on it. And when he complains about "fake news," I find myself laughing out loud. The King of Fake News has no basis for pointing to anything else as "fake news." He needs to get the log out of his eye before he tackles that.
Bottom line - the person occupying the White House is a chronic, pathological liar. 'Nuff said.
When I refer to Trump's lies, I refer to things like:
Family separation policy: "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration." This was untrue when he said it, was clearly shown to be untrue, and yet it is reepeated over and over and over again.
Open Borders: There is no such bill, but it has been repeated multiple times.
U.S. Steel: U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills." There was no such announcement, and U.S. Steel has denied that is happening. They only have four steel mills in the U.S., so opening six (at one point he said seven) would be amazing growth.
Unemployment: "Missouri is one of "13 states this year have seen unemployment drop to the lowest levels in the history of their state." Again, this is demonstrably false. When he first said it, Missouri was at 3.5% unemployment. It was 3.1% in October of 1999. This is a prime example of A Trump technique: just make up facts on the fly. He did this with Trudeau about the Canada/U.S. trade deficit, and later went on record bragging that he had done so.
Voting for the healthcare bill: They never had the votes to pass the bill, and there was no Senator in the hospital. Despite being repeatedly told this, Trump repeated the assertion, and even Tweeted about it.
Illegal Immigration: He as talking about illegal border crossings, which have been on the decline since 2008. They also dropped at varies times during several other presidencies. They are currently increasing again.
I could continue on - but I think these pretty much make the point. These are not just hyperbole - they are simply, flat out lies. I largely ignore all of his ridiculous claims related to "best ever," "greatest ever," "most in the history of our country," and all of the other ridiculous hyperbolic claims he makes. But when Trump makes up facts and lies through his teeth - he deserves to be called on it. And when he complains about "fake news," I find myself laughing out loud. The King of Fake News has no basis for pointing to anything else as "fake news." He needs to get the log out of his eye before he tackles that.
Bottom line - the person occupying the White House is a chronic, pathological liar. 'Nuff said.
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