Obvious lies aren’t necessarily failed lies. They can confuse, distract, excite and intimidate a range of audiences. They can also be believed, no matter how obviously false they seem.
- Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Brock University
Donald Trump’s supporters perceive, perhaps for the first time, that they are now targets of his political bullshit about Jeffrey Epstein rather than amused witnesses to it. And they don’t like it
Most liars care enough about the truth to try to conceal it. But simply not caring either way is a different vice — it’s called bullshitting, and Donald Trump weaponizes it.
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