After reading Trump’s op-ed and the rebuttal, I don’t see how his lies are worse than any other politician’s. Seems to me that people base the lies they’ll accept on their opinion of the liar. If they like the liar and agree with their overall position, they’ll gladly accept the lie.
Perhaps, but Trump does lie, a lot.
Absolutely he does. It’s second nature to him. I think he places more value on results than honesty.
That’s really just another way of saying that he lies for what he perceives to be the greater good, which is why many politicians lie.
The problem is, what a politician might perceive to be the greater good, isn’t necessarily the greater good. Also I am not sure Trump cares for the greater good as much as cares about himself and $$$.
They have what they think is a worthy goal and they stretch the truth (or tell outright lies) in order to achieve that goal. It’s only Trump’s delivery that makes him different.
There is a lot more that makes him different from the average politician.