If you provide wrong information on purpose, that's called a lie.
This is in reference to Trump having made remarks in January that confused former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (a Democrat) with presidential candidate Nikki Haley (a Republican).
On February 14, Trump said "I purposely interpose names." He lamented: "It’s very hard to be sarcastic when I interpose." (HuffPost)
Well stop making the joke if you're not good at making the joke.
All of us need to be real. He didn't transpose, juxtapose, substitute, whatever. There was no sarcasm. He just said something false. How do we know it's intentional? Because he has the option to prepare for his remarks or not give them at all. It's his choice to run for president. He told tens of thousands of documented lies during his presidency, and he continues to tell lies today in his 2024 campaign. He runs his mouth continuously, and he does not care if he produces false information. When he's called out on his falsehoods, he says it was a joke that we didn't get, but also that it's "hard" for him to tell good jokes. He's been having these sorts of "rallies" for nine years. In my opinion, he can learn to tell good jokes or else be accountable for his lies. For Trump, there are no accidental falsehoods or bad jokes at this point. If there were ever a grace period, it was in 2015. This is 2024.
The nature of a lie isn't only in the speaker's intention just before he speaks. What makes a lie can come afterward, based on how he doesn't correct inaccuracies once he becomes aware he has misspoken or based on how he doesn't provide adequate context when others let him know they didn't get his "sarcasm." And that can be a worse type of lie, because it perpetuates the false information and the harm it causes.
If he's unable or unwilling to be accountable, then he's not only a liar — he's a liar who doesn't accept responsibility.
Which we've known for years and years and years.
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