The lies, the lies, the lies. Day 2 of the MAGA cult's summer camp in Milwaukee produced some whoppers from some of the cult's finest. We've highlighted some from CNN, but go to the link for a full explanation:
- After criticizing President Joe Biden as weak, House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed in his Tuesday speech at the Republican National Convention that Democrats’ policies have brought communities “dramatic increases” in “violence, crime and drugs.”
- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise claimed Tuesday in his Republican National Convention speech that the Biden administration has “eroded the American energy dominance that President Trump delivered.” He also claimed that Democrats are waging an “assault on American energy.”
- Scalise said Tuesday that migrants are arriving in the US after having been deliberately freed from prison.
- Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York claimed in her Republican National Convention speech Tuesday that Biden’s presidency has led to the “highest rate of inflation” in her lifetime.
- Kari Lake said Tuesday that Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, her likely opponent in the state’s US Senate race this fall, voted last week to let undocumented immigrants “illegally cast a ballot in this upcoming election.”
They've never really suffered the consequences of outright lying to the public, partly because the public they're addressing wants to hear those lies and partly because it's in their DNA. Two more wretched days to go.
