The Republican party under the malign influence of former President Donald Trump has become the party of lies and conspiracies. From QAnon and birtherism to the Big Lie about the 2020 election, the GOP has become a veritable factory of falsehoods, slander, and disinformation.
The flood of lies about Hurricanes Helene and Milton underscore just how serious a problem this is. Trump took every opportunity to bash the federal government for spending money meant for hurricane relief on undocumented immigrants. (Not true.)
The only credit that Trump wants is for himself. He has to discredit everyone else, even if that means harming people who support him.
Getting people to accept his lies is how Trump tests loyalty. He can tell the most outlandish lies - like how his 2017 inauguration had the largest crowd ever - in part to gauge their allegiance.
[
Collection
]
[
|
...
]