Sunday, August 19, 2018

A lie by any other name...

Many newscasters, pundits, and and others speaking on television and radio about the president reference his apparent difficulties with the concept of truth. A few of the more creative ways it's been described:
  • "strains credulity"
  • "on-again, off-again relationship with the truth"
  •  "demonstrable falsehood"
  • "flagrant disregard for the truth"

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