Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Lies, Damn Lies And The White House

Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have been fed constant lies from the president and both of his press secretaries. It has now come to the point where everybody simply assumes that anything that comes from the mouth of Donald Trump or Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a lie. Most of the lies are even bad: sloppy, weird and easily exposed.

Liars usually step back a bit if you call out their lies. The current White House administration, however, seem not to care that they are being found out, double down on the disproven statements and continue with their lies unabashed. Now, here's the part I really don't understand:

If everybody, including yourself, knows that you are telling a lie and pays no real attention to what you are saying, what is the point of even speaking?