Face it: We cannot trust anything Trump says

What's a nation to do when the commander in chief is a liar?

Pinocchio.
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All politicians — probably all people — bend the truth, sometimes to the point of rupture. But normally, politicians try to at least leave an inch of plausible deniability, or commit lies of omission, rather than flat-out fib.

President Trump doesn't do this. For whatever reason, consciously or not, Trump is breathtakingly mendacious.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.