Trump claimed that he has done "more for the Black community than anybody with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, whether you like it or not." When Swan asked him specifically if he thinks he did "more than Lyndon Johnson, who passed the Civil Rights Act," Trump said yes. (We give Trump wide latitude to express opinions, but this one is ridiculous. Lincoln, who emancipated the slaves and won the Civil War, is a certain exception, not a possible exception; Johnson's monumental Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act clearly dwarfed the impact of any of Trump's policies.)

Of course, this is CNN, which obviously has a grudge against the President. But the facts are still the facts.

Jonathan Swan reveals the simple secret to exposing Trump's lies: basic follow-up questions

The article goes on for far too long when you remember that he's interviewing the President, not a failed real estate salesman or reality TV host.

Here's an example of the various lies our President told:

The Portland courthouse: Trump claimed that the federal courthouse in Portland, which has endured damage from some of the protesters in the city, is a "$600 million building." (The courthouse cost a reported $129 million to build in the 1990s; even with inflation, that is roughly $200 million in today's dollars. Trump claimed last week that it was a "billion-dollar building.")

 Proclivities wrote:
 
The weasel-in-chief...

Trump: "There are those that say*, 'You can test too much.' You know that."
Jonathan Swan: "Who says that?"
Trump: "Read the manuals. Read the books."
Swan: "Manuals? What manuals?"

*"There are those that say..." a favorite disclaimer of Fox News for years.

 Red_Dragon wrote:


comedy

"...it is what it is."

 Red_Dragon wrote:
 
Another example of pandering to A) the existing base, and B) an ever-shrinking population.  >60% of Americans go to services a few times per year or less.  Supporting religious organizations while people lose their homes and get evicted won't help (unless all of those people start sleeping and eating inside the walls of the church).

Trump would run a $20 Trillion deficit if he could think who to give all that money to in order to get re-elected.  Why fundraise when you can just print and give away money?

 kcar wrote:
 
It doesn't matter.  He is immune to facts.  I haven't seen the episode, but Axios interviewed him, and the bit I did see had him literally ignoring facts on paper in his hands to perpetuate the spin.  

Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Hope For More

 rgio wrote:
 

I would dearly love to see Trump bluntly and openly contradicted and confronted by other people. Put it on TV. Make that festering sore of a human being squirm and try to defend himself without handlers. 

Trump at his BEST is utterly f#^&ing useless. 

"It was downright amusing to hear him talk about vaccines today. We are going to be a few days away from a vaccine for the next 3 months."

What about that brand-new healthcare plan he promised to roll out in two weeks? His two weeks were up today.   

And this nightmare of a human being is our president. Jesus wept. 

 steeler wrote: 
I wonder how many of Trump tweets are actually sent by him vs media aide Dan Scavino, or someone else?.  Especially on a day when there are 100++.  Galling that he spends any time at all on this shite.

 rgio wrote:
 
The Republicans have voter suppression to fall back on

 R_P wrote:
 
He is literally spinning like a top now.  NOTHING is working.  Every time he opens his mouth, he drops in the polls....and now his minions are starting to act out and say things that aren't on message.

The Republicans running in November now find themselves in a no-win situation.  Leave the insanity and have to answer questions about "what took so long"....stay the course and be confronted with "what are you thinking"? 

It was downright amusing to hear him talk about vaccines today.  We are going to be a few days away from a vaccine for the next 3 months. 

"More likely, they expect drama at the convention, drama they do not want others to see. It’s possible Trump fears an objection to his renomination, or another such public relations nightmare. The whole point of conventions these days is that they make such good television they launch candidacies with a giant push. And now it appears Trump, a publicity hound if ever there was one, is apparently considering foregoing that hoopla. It’s interesting."

 steeler wrote:
 
"He regularly takes to Twitter to lash out at his perceived enemies. In fact, he attacks someone or something in more than half of his tweets."

I wonder what percentage of Trump’s tweets arguably can be considered related to the business of the presidency/country versus those that are complaints of his (surely the largest category), endorsing Republican candidates, attacking enemies, tracking television ratings, and an assortment of aimless meanderings?

Has to be an extremely low percentage. 

Antiabortion ethicists and scientists dominate Trump’s fetal tissue review board

 steeler wrote:

 KarmaKarma wrote:
 
It is irrelevant whether one is a smart troll or a dumb troll or a middling troll. The operative word is troll.