The Liar-In-Chief & The Dangers of Post-Truth Politics - by Toure'
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The Liar-In-Chief & The Dangers of Post-Truth Politics
What happens when we lose American lives over a lie?
TOURÉ
03.18.17 12:29 AM ET
Its hard to live with a leader you dont trust. It makes you anxious. Makes you fearful. Its not really a partisan issue. This president lies as constantly and as brazenly as a used car salesman trying to close at the end of the month.
Through 60 odd days weve had so many lies its hard to keep track. His inauguration crowd was the biggest ever. Voter fraud was rampant in 2016. The Yemen raid was a success. And on and on and on.
This week they laid to rest a big one. Members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees said they found zero evidence of President Barack Obama surveilling Trump Tower.
This, I thought, must surely put the old man in a corner, boxed in by his own words, untethered from facts. Hed spun a distraction for us that had spiraled out of control like Mickeys magic broomsticks in Fantasia. Itd bounced back and become a distraction for him. Now, to escape the distraction he would have to apologize or at least admit he was mistaken. He had to, I thought. I was wrong.
Instead, he let Sean Spicer go out and take the heat and spread Trumpworld's message: Despite having no evidence, the president continues to believe he was surveilled by the previous president.
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