{"id":137114,"date":"2018-09-10T10:32:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T16:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/09\/10\/trump-makes-stuff-up-to-make-himself-look-good-again.html"},"modified":"2018-09-10T16:51:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T22:51:12","slug":"trump-makes-stuff-up-to-make-himself-look-good-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/09\/10\/trump-makes-stuff-up-to-make-himself-look-good-again.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump makes stuff up to make himself look good. Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s almost as if<\/p>\n

(a) He doesn’t know about the internet and the ability to fact-check the things he tweets.
\n(b) He’s getting senile.
\n(c) He’s a compulsive liar.
\n(d) He’s hearing crazy stuff on Fox News and then mangling it in the retelling.
\n(e) He doesn’t care if anyone knows he’s lying because his True Believers will support him no matter what.<\/p>\n

Take your pick. Heck, take two picks.<\/p>\n


\n
\n<\/a>
\nTrump fabricates Obama quote to make himself look good<\/a><\/span>
\nIs the president being dishonest, ignorant about how quotes work, or some combination thereof?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s almost as if (a) He doesn’t know about the internet and the ability to fact-check the things he tweets. (b) He’s getting senile. (c) He’s a compulsive liar. (d) He’s hearing crazy stuff on Fox News and then mangling it in the retelling. (e) He doesn’t care if anyone knows he’s lying because his … Continue reading “Trump makes stuff up to make himself look good. 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