A fish rots from the head first.

[kentuck]

The lies and deceit that is required to work for Donald Trump has taken its toll.

There is an element of distrust, within the White House and within much of the country, that makes it difficult to believe anything that comes out of the White House.

They lie when they do not have to lie. They simply assume that lying is the appropriate way to handle any situation and that is what their boss wants.

For example, just this morning, Trump tweets about the "fake news" that reported on his income tax returns, even though they had validated the tax returns as real just last night?? Nobody can operate for long in such an environment of lies and deceit.

[pangaia]

1. Nobody can operate for long in such an environment of lies and deceit.

Oh yes they can and will.
This is exactly how authoritarian dictators work.. ie Putin..

[dalton99a]

2. And it gets worse each and every day

[Faux pas]

3. Kicketty Kickin'

[JEFF9K]

4. If the "fish" is the Republican Party, it has long been rotting from all sides. ...

And the smell keeps getting worse.

Too bad so many voters are olfactorally challenged.

[meadowlander]

5. Or, like the Swedish,

they've been culturally conditioned to consider rotting fish a delicacy.

[pansypoo53219]

6. wolf! wolf! wolf!

[Peacetrain]

7. True that Kentuck.. true that