“The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.”
As the evidence of wrongdoing mounts and the anecdotes of inconsistency and imbecility accrue, Democrats and pundits have transitioned from describing President Trump’s statements as fantasies and started labeling them as lies.
Children lie and know when they are lying, but they are being children. Some grow up to be honest, decent citizens. And some grow up to be one of our presidents.