Wow, I'm shocked. Who da thunk?
CLEVELAND ― Donald Trump made a solemn vow near the beginning of his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday evening, promising to “present the facts plainly and honestly. … There will be no lies.”
In news that will come as little surprise to anybody who has followed the campaign closely, Trump’s speech was littered with misleading claims and flat-out untruths.
Some were obvious, like when he said, “America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world.” It isn’t. In fact, according to statistics from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. is among the least-taxed nations in the world.
Elsewhere in the speech, Trump claimed that crime is soaring, even though it’s still down dramatically since Obama became president.
Then there were all the promises to immediately fix things like crime, terrorism and VA funding. Who believes this? Oh yeah...
Of course, deception has been a hallmark of the Trump campaign. Independent, nonpartisan organizations like Politifact and Factcheck.org have called out Trump over and over again for his misrepresentations, many of them blatant and obvious.
But, will Trump's supporters care that he lied? HA.
Trump has a history of betrayal, from stiffing contractors to exploiting financially strapped students of Trump University, and it would appear to be a lot more egregious than Clinton’s. But exposing those stories seems unlikely to influence his supporters any more than exposing his lies has.
Bottom line, his fans DON'T CARE that he lies. They are FOXSheep who are lied to ALL THE TIME, and it doesn't phase them. Why would this?
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