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Laura Barthmaier
State College
Some of Donald Trump's defenders say they're unconcerned that he tells dozens of lies and misleading statements at rallies and other public appearances. The Washington Post reports that he actually told more than 30,000 lies during his presidency. Despite clear evidence of deception, his supporters often yawn or chuckle, "that's just Trump being Trump."
It would be one thing if Trump lied about trivial things, but he reflexively lies about critical issues that have real world consequences. Consider his lies about the seriousness of COVID, the availability of FEMA aid to hurricane victims, or his lies about immigrants from Haiti eating people's pets. His lies turn innocent lives upside down -- and cause incalculable damage to our country.
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, he now claims to have no connection to Project 2025, the fascist proposals for a second Trump administration.
After losing in 2020, Trump told supporters the election was stolen, inciting rioters to attack the U.S. Capitol. Now he's lying that January 6 was "a day of love." Evidence shows Trump clearly knew he lost in 2020, but pushed the Big Lie anyway. Now, he's setting the stage to make those claims again if he loses in November. "The only way we lose," he says, "is if they cheat."
According to presidential historian Michael Beschloss, "I have never seen a president in American history who has lied so continuously and so outrageously as Donald Trump. Period."
Trump's abject dishonesty makes him totally unfit to be president.