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Trump and his voters: They like the lying

Mother Jones
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62% Informative

For almost a decade , our world has been shaped and distorted by the lies of Donald Trump .

During his presidency, Trump had made at least 30,573 false or misleading statements.

Yet he still maintained the trust of a large chunk of Americans .

Corn: How does he get away with it?.

Julian Zelizer : Trump voters like the lying, and it's not a bug, but it's a feature of his lies.

He says they're a sign that our politics, maybe our nation, is broken.

Trump 's ability to say whatever he wants is not for cultish followers only telling it like it is, it's his way of giving the finger to them, he says.

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informal

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English

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