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Why do so many people call Donald Trump a liar? What exactly did Trump lie about? Do you think his lies are justified?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many believed whatever Donald Trump said because he was the president. Of course, everything Trump said isn\u2019t a lie, but much of it was. According to a Washington Post analysis, he made eleven thousand false claims in nine hundred days in office, which averaged about ten per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a closer look at President Trump’s lies and other forms of deception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A Divisive President<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A president\u2019s words are important because, not only do they speak for the nation, they set the tone of our national conversation<\/strong>. They influence how we participate in self-government, meet challenges, and solve problems. They foster unity or division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The words of our presidents\u2014their writings and speeches\u2014are compiled in volumes called The Public Papers of the Presidents, which are on display near the official entrance to the White House. The words in these volumes shaped our nation and the world. For instance, Abraham Lincoln\u2019s words helped heal the wounds of the Civil War. Rather than inspiring national unity, however, Trump\u2019s words further polarized us and weakened democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His presidential papers will begin with the gloomy portrait of the country\u2014a scene of \u201cAmerican carnage\u201d\u2014painted in his inaugural address: of mothers and children trapped in poverty, factories decaying, our education system failing our children, and rampant crime. And while we hand out money to other countries, they steal our innovations and destroy our jobs.\u201d Trump vowed that under his administration, Americans would start \u201cwinning again\u201d and be \u201cunstoppable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these scripted remarks were aggrieved and gloomy in tone, they were far more articulate than most of what Trump says, which is unscripted, crude, and divisive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encouraging Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s words encourage insult and animosity. In his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump memorably described his Democratic opponent as \u201ca nasty woman\u201d\u2014however, he\u2019s proven to be a truly nasty man as president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s words are sowing division among Americans. His words migrate from his tweets to people\u2019s conversations at home and at work. We\u2019re more partisan than ever. Our divisions mean we don\u2019t trust each other or our government and we\u2019re pessimistic about the country\u2019s future\u2014looking ahead to 2050, we envision further economic disparity, decline, and division. A Pew Research survey found one thing we do agree on: that Trump has changed the tone of our national discourse for the worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s take-no-prisoners style gets in the way of accomplishing his goals\u2014he\u2019d can\u2019t get agreement in Congress on even the most innocuous issues<\/strong>. There might be more hope for a spirit of bipartisanship if Trump didn\u2019t treat Democrats as enemies to be destroyed. Many times, while Trump\u2019s aides are making progress in negotiating an issue, Trump torpedoes the effort by public attacking those his aides are negotiating with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, the issue of improving the nation\u2019s crumbling infrastructure has widespread, bipartisan support and could have been a success for Trump. However, he jettisoned his talking points for a meeting with Democratic leaders and went on a diatribe because he\u2019d seen something on cable that angered him. He stormed out of the meeting, saying he wouldn\u2019t talk until they stopped investigating him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lies and More Lies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A worse trait than Trump\u2019s desire to divide people and pick fights is his dishonesty.  He constantly makes wild claims and spreads clearly false information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Trump’s lies range from white lies to big, obvious ones such as his insistence at times that he won the popular vote. More problematic are lies underlying policy\u2014for instance, that he\u2019s reduced crime or he\u2019s building the wall\u2014and lies that shape public attitudes. He damages our democratic institutions when he persuades people that, for instance, the FBI is corrupt, the media are the \u201cenemy of the people,\u201d or the judicial system or elections are rigged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, Trump \u201cspreads lies he hears. He makes up new lies to spread. He lies to our faces. He asks people around him to lie.\u201d His spokespeople try to avoid admitting the president was wrong, which leads to more convoluted and misleading statements. Rather than trying to sort it out, it\u2019s easier for the public to either believe everything he says or reject everything as a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changing Our Perceptions of Truth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Trump is distorting our perceptions of truth. To Trump, there\u2019s no objective truth. If people believe something, then it\u2019s true. <\/strong>\u201cA tree is only a tree to him if we all agree it\u2019s a tree. If he can convince us it\u2019s a sheep, then it is<\/em> a sheep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior advisor Kellyanne Conway memorably described this as presenting \u201calternative facts.\u201d She argued, in effect, that whatever the White House says must be true. As a result, she and other spokespeople have become \u201creality contortionists\u201d to please Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s supporters believe his lies because of their confirmation bias<\/a>, a human tendency, now abetted by social media, to interpret new information in a way that supports our existing views. Trump exploits this by reinforcing his supporters\u2019 prejudices with false information. For instance, if you think government is corrupt, you\u2019ll believe Trump\u2019s conspiracy theories about a Deep State that\u2019s out to destroy him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s increasingly difficult for citizens to find common ground because they can\u2019t agree on what\u2019s true. We can\u2019t solve problems when we can\u2019t agree on the facts about the problems.<\/strong> Lies that are repeated often enough gradually change public perceptions of what\u2019s true. This can create chaos in a free society. When we\u2019ve lost our ability to reason and separate truth from falsehoods, we\u2019ll have no defense against authoritarianism and other threats to democracy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Last Hope for Truth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our last hope for truth and our bulwark protecting democracy<\/a> is a free press\u2014which Trump also is working relentlessly to undermine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s conducting an all-out battle against journalists. While many Republicans have no problem with what they see as retaliation for a longstanding media bias<\/a> against their party, the media, despite their flaws, have a vital role in a democracy that\u2019s constitutionally protected. As an entity that can\u2019t be censored, they\u2019re our defense against government overreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Trump can\u2019t censor news organizations and journalists, he\u2019s worked to discredit them by labeling<\/a> their reporting as \u201cfake news,\u201d meaning lies. He applies it to inaccurate reporting, but more often to any reporting that criticizes him or makes him look bad\u2014in other words, anything he doesn\u2019t like. He\u2019s seethed at the coverage he gets and considered ways to retaliate, from cutting off access for White House correspondents who displease him to suggesting federal investigations into reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has warped views on free speech. He contends that mainstream media coverage isn\u2019t free speech. Rather, it\u2019s \u201ccrooked\u201d and \u201cdishonest\u201d for writing something \u201cbad\u201d about whatever Trump considers to be a good thing. However, freedom of speech includes, by definition, the freedom to criticize a president or say something the president doesn\u2019t like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As time went on, Trump escalated his anti-media rhetoric, branding journalists as \u201cthe enemy of the people\u201d\u2014a term the Soviet Union used when it jailed and tortured journalists who reported truthfully about the totalitarian state. When Trump first started using the phrase, the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution condemning it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Trump\u2019s media-bashing is having the effect he wants\u2014over half of the Republican voters polled in the spring of 2018 agreed with the president that the press is \u201cthe enemy of the people\u201d<\/strong>; only 37% believed a free press is \u201can important part of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This doesn\u2019t bode well for our ability to recognize and accept the truth. Not long after the poll, a man sent pipe bombs to thirteen media organizations and personalities, whom Trump had attacked by name. It was \u201ca chilling example\u201d of how Trump\u2019s words can lead to real-life consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Pitchforks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To guard against the danger of a mob mentality taking over government, incited by an unscrupulous leader, the Founders built in certain protections for rational debate. They created a representative government instead of a direct democracy and set elections every few years to avoid the passions of the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, elected leaders are no longer insulated from swings in the public mood.<\/strong> Digital communication via social media and email means people can harass their representatives around the clock, attacking every word or vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under this pressure, members of Congress are cooperating less and are increasingly adopting the confrontational tone of their critics. Rather than working toward compromise, many try to browbeat opponents into silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump builds a mob mentality with his overheated rhetoric, then exploits it.<\/strong> Delighting in the way his followers rally to his causes, he uses social media to inflame them to attack anyone who criticizes him. Irrationality overcomes truth as Trump\u2019s own \u201cfake news\u201d becomes instant reality to those who believe it. His lies are retweeted by tens of thousands of his followers before fact-checkers can mobilize. Digital mobs with Trump\u2019s lies as their \u201cpitchforks\u201d know no limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s staff share responsibility when they egg him on, helping to start Twitter wars, disparage critics, and incite followers about a new cause. Trump and his team know they can easily make people angry and they do it. The craziness migrates from the digital to real world at Trump\u2019s rallies, where he deliberately incites crowds with pre-tested incendiary one-liners and attacks on his enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, at a Florida rally, he expressed mounting frustration about illegal immigration, finally asking the crowd, \u201cHow do you stop these people?\u201d \u201cShoot them,\u201d someone shouted. Trump laughed: \u201cThat\u2019s only in the panhandle you can get away with that statement.\u201d He uses such \u201cjokes\u201d to signal approval. (At one time, Trump actually did propose shooting people at the border for rock-throwing. Defense Department officials had to convince him that the military\u2019s rules of engagement didn\u2019t allow opening fire on unarmed civilians.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeding Hateful Groupthink<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s difficult for Republicans to acknowledge, there\u2019s no escaping the fact that Trump\u2019s words often carry a strong racial animus.<\/strong> During the campaign, fellow Republicans called Trump a \u201crace-baiting xenophobic bigot.\u201d Nothing in his attitude has changed\u2014his views are ingrained. For example, when it comes to immigration, the people he wants to welcome are white, wealthy, and European, while those he wants to keep out are from Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a minimum, his language alienates people from each other and feeds into \u201chateful groupthink<\/a>.\u201d Extremists are adopting his language to promote their movements. The mass shooter at the El Paso Walmart wrote that he was \u201cdefending my country from cultural and ethnic replacement brought on by an invasion\u201d\u2014Trump constantly uses the word \u201cinvasion\u201d when talking about immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Trump isn\u2019t to blame for such reprehensible actions, he\u2019s responsible for the tone he sets, for choosing words that inflame and divide, and for creating a hostile climate that can nurture violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three-quarters of Americans think \u201celected officials should avoid using heated language because it could encourage violence.\u201d The question is whether Trump\u2019s incendiary rhetoric will bring about what the Founders feared: a mob mentality that brings down our democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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