You can assert that he is a compulsive liar, but that doesn't make it so. Most of the things he lies about do seem to be trivial and stupid.
To me it seems as if he lies about almost everything. And if you think it is trivial and stupid for the President of the United States to accuse a former President of wiretapping his building in New York to be trivial then we have a different definition of trivial.
If Trump isnt what you consider to be a compulsive liar I wonder what you would consider a consider a compulsive liar. The simple fact which I do agree with is that 'most' of what he lies about is trivial. But isn't that the textbook definition of compulsive?
People are tribal and will inevitably rationalise for their own side. Very few people have the time to look into any of this stuff at anything but the most surface level.
I agree. But only to a degree.
Depends on the circumstances. Generally not, but then the circumstances are very different. You seem to be labouring under the mistaken belief that I think Trump is a good, psychologically normal person. I don't think a normal person is likely to make it through the mud you need to wade to to become President. I expect all politicians at that level to lie when it is pragmatic to do so.
I don't believe that for one second. While most politicians do lie occasionally, my experience with people on both sides of the aisle tell the truth although with their spin on it.
Some may stretch the truth on occasion but I have never seen another politician lie like Trump.
In fact I've only met one other person in my life that I find less trustworthy and credible and that was one of my brothers. He would lie, cheat and steal from anyone. He lied about and to women, he lied about his accomplishments. He lied so much and so often that no one in my family would trust him and we would roll our eyes a lot when he started bragging which was often.
To me, Trump is my brother Mickey.
My upbringing wasn't particularly strict, but honestly... if I wanted my children to battle their way to a position like Trump's, I would be raising them very differently and probably wouldn't like them half as much.
Mine was. And I don't think I would say any President in the last 100 years had as weird of upbringing as Trump.
I wouldn't describe either Bush, Obama, Reagan, Clinton, Carter, LBJ, Eisenhower, FDR or Truman is remotely comparable. I may have diliked and disagreed with some of their policies, I never thought any of them were bad human beings.
I think Trump is genuinely a horrible human being. Totally devoid of character.
