Over the first two years in office, Kremlin asset and con artist Donald "Rump" Trump, who likes to brag about imaginary wins, at least has surpassed his 44 predecessors in one thing: lying. The Washington Post has been carefully tallying his lies since his inauguration, and has the mindboggling tally of 8,158 lies. Keep in mind that, according to the Post, he's now averaging 16.5 per day, roughly triple the pace in his first year, so that number has gone up since it was published yesterday. For an up-to-date tally, the Post has a fascinating interactive tool for the public.
The biggest focus of his lying is, unsurprisingly, on immigration, an issue he's demagogued to maintain support among his red cap racist base. That figure is 1,433. Lies about the economy, trade and jobs are the next most popular topics.
Good work by the dogged journalists who are documenting this monster's lies and demagoguery. It will be one of Rump's primary legacies.
