And he lies because it works. There’s an absolutely absurd percentage of Americans - a majority, if I’m not feeling generous - who believe the crap he spews, no matter how untethered from reality and easily disprovable it is.
Trump will do anything to get what he wants, and sometimes - rarely - that includes telling the truth. But he lies most often because his audience loves being lied to.
And he lies because it works. There’s an absolutely absurd percentage of Americans - a majority, if I’m not feeling generous - who believe the crap he spews, no matter how untethered from reality and easily disprovable it is.
Trump will do anything to get what he wants, and sometimes - rarely - that includes telling the truth. But he lies most often because his audience loves being lied to.
It’s far from a majority of like 35-40%
Terrifyingly and unacceptably high but not a majority