The Truth and Trump are not Synonymous

It has been said that when the American President speaks “the truth must be self-evident.” A President’s character is based on the level of integrity perceived by the American citizens, our foreign allies, as well as our foes. Without this trust, words are meaningless and deeds are dubious.

Let’s take a step back in time. When Nixon said “I am not a crook,” he fooled us once. When Clinton said he didn’t “Have sex with that woman” — we were not fooled. When General Colin Powell claimed that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and that America was justified in invading a sovereign nation, even he had to admit he was played; and to this day he regrets his words and deeds.

However, when The New York Times documented over 1,000 untruths that spewed from President Trump’s mouth from the day he claimed President Obama was not born in the USA until most recently, a pattern of utter disregard for truth and accuracy was tossed aside by Trump and those who claimed there were ‘alternate facts” and “fake news.”

So now Mr. Trump expects Americans to believe this latest crisis with Iran was not of his making? That Iran is singularly at fault because they were planning an “immanent’ attack? In the words of The Who: “We won’t get fooled again.”

Of course, I support the American soldiers…