The idea of trying to control Donald Trump - which was always a pipe dream - went out the window. Now we're in a period where the strategy seems to be to make up the most disgusting lie possible and then double down on it.
Certainly the most consequential and visible has been the lie about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The Republican governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, has called the lie out as 'garbage,' although, in true GOP fashion, he refused to condemn the garbagemen spreading the lie.
Trump also claims doctors are murdering babies after they are born as an extension of an anything-goes abortion policy. The reality is that Trump has no strategy.
His lies serve two purposes. They are meant to make himself look bigger and to protect his fragile ego. They also reinforce his warped view of the world.
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