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nolabear

(41,960 posts)
9. It's part of the pathology. He can get away with it.
Thu Jul 12, 2018, 01:50 PM
Jul 2018

It’s that simple. He gets away with it. He’s so important he can, like a king, proclaim reality and the peasants have to agree, particularly when the governmental minions all agree that, as my sweet old grandmother would say, his shit don’t stink.

That. Man. Is. An. Idiot. nolabear Jul 2018 #1
But why does he lie about things that can be checked so easily? malaise Jul 2018 #3
It's part of the pathology. He can get away with it. nolabear Jul 2018 #9
In a nutshell......he can lie all he wants BECAUSE NO ONE CALLS HIM ON IT. a kennedy Jul 2018 #17
Perzackly. They even protect him from consequences. nolabear Jul 2018 #19
Absolutely. And when they do, his support shrug their shoulders. 33taw Jul 2018 #20
He assumes his knuckledragger base won't check, but will believe The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #27
If his mouth is moving, he's lying. Vinca Jul 2018 #2
Can we see his Father's immigration papers? I think we need to deport Donald. 33taw Jul 2018 #4
He wants them to think he's a hometown boy. lol SummerSnow Jul 2018 #5
That was my understanding as well. So now he's saying that BOTH of his parents were immigrants ecstatic Jul 2018 #6
Just saw that the Media caught him as well malaise Jul 2018 #11
Ok, so his dad was an "anchor baby." ecstatic Jul 2018 #21
Yep malaise Jul 2018 #23
My sister lies like this The Blue Flower Jul 2018 #7
Alternate facts, baby! nolabear Jul 2018 #10
there was no EU at that time is correct. bdamomma Jul 2018 #8
'Don the Con' the once 'proud German-American', has changed his tune on the land of his forefathers malaise Jul 2018 #13
Because atreides1 Jul 2018 #15
He lies because no one challenges him on it in real time. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2018 #12
I agree malaise Jul 2018 #14
Chump is a pathological liar. gademocrat7 Jul 2018 #16
don doesn't even read wikipedia....his father's birthplace is right there. spanone Jul 2018 #18
I don't think using Wikipedia as always factual is a very good idea. virgogal Jul 2018 #29
When Trump's mother was born canetoad Jul 2018 #22
The Holcroft Covenant Captain_New_York Jul 2018 #24
Interesting n/t malaise Jul 2018 #25
Lying? A common trait with NPD davekriss Jul 2018 #26
sociopath, narcissist, compulsive liar.And it doesn't phase him. As long as he is the center of attn snowy owl Jul 2018 #28
He lies so often, I truly believe he doesn't know he's lying half the time Va Lefty Jul 2018 #30
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