Lying liars and closed eyes − both played roles in the most recent chapter of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York City.
- Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
A former judge and an expert on political communication dissect the most recent week of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
A scholar of political deception says there is something especially deceitful about George Santos, and his success getting elected demonstrates mastery of something more than just pathological lying.
Politicians and their campaigns use a lot of methods, including manipulation and deception, to persuade you to vote for them and give them money. AI promises to make those attempts more effective.
Physical ailments and deteriorated health may be the one area in which politicians can escape scrutiny.
Health struggles are part of the human condition, but politicians often resist revealing full medical records. The media often help lawmakers hide their conditions. That shortchanges the voters.
President Joe Biden may be nicer to reporters than his predecessor, but he’s not actually responsive to the press. He has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.
While democracy requires accountability from presidents, presidents may lose stature, not gain it, by holding a press conference.
President Trump was direct in announcing he had COVID-19. But presidents in the past have been very good at deceiving the public about the state of their health. Which direction will Trump go now?
Avoiding questions about coughs and chronic conditions has a long political history in America.
Trump’s speech was called ‘dark,’ while Clinton let some optimism in.
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