Trump blatantly lies, supporters shrug. Just another Friday.

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Washington (CNN) — During an exchange with reporters as he left the White House on Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump made false accusations against both Rep. Alexandria-Cortez and Rep. Ilhan Omar, two of the four Democratic members of Congress against whom he launched a racist "go back" attack earlier in the week. 

"The first lady thinks that it's horrible what they've said about Israel and horrible what they've said about our country, these congresswomen. They can't call our country and our people 'garbage.' They can't be anti-Semitic. They can't talk about evil Jews, which is what they say. 'Evil Jews,' " Trump said Friday.

In both cases, he was twisting a quote to bolster his allegation that "they hate our country."

Facts First: Ocasio-Cortez did not call Americans "garbage"; she said in March that the country has gone so far in the wrong direction that people shouldn't be satisfied with moderate policies that are merely "10% better from garbage." None of the congresswomen have uttered the phrase "evil Jews"; Omar tweeted in 2012 that Israel had committed "evil doings."

Let's tackle the comments one by one.

 

What Ocasio-Cortez said

Ocasio-Cortez, a New York congresswoman, did not call any person "garbage," much less Americans as a group. 

Ocasio-Cortez was asked at an event at the South by Southwest festival why it has taken so long for there to be Democratic candidates who run on bold progressive policies like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.

Ocasio-Cortez said the country has drifted so far in the wrong direction, away from helping average working people, that ambitious initiatives are necessary. Given that society has "strayed so far away from what has really made us powerful and just and good and equitable and productive," she said, "moderate" policies are insufficient.

"I think all of these things sound radical compared to where we are. But where we are is not a good thing. This idea of 10% better from garbage shouldn't be what we settle for. It feels like moderate is not a stance, it's just an attitude toward life of like, 'meh,' " she told her interviewer from The Intercept.

Her remark can be interpreted as her saying that the current state of the country is "garbage." But it is false to say, as Trump did, that she called "our people" garbage. 

Trump was briefly closer to accurate in his rally speech in North Carolina on Wednesday, in which he said, "She described contemporary America" as garbage. But he then added, "That's you, that's me, that's all of us -- as garbage." That's just not true.

In 2013, Trump tweeted out this compliment, ostensibly from another user, about himself: "@JoeBloww79: @realDonaldTrump is able to see through all the garbage in our society. Wish more had the ability." In 2014, he tweeted: "The United States, under President Obama, has truly become the 'gang that couldn't shoot straight.' Everything he touches turns to garbage!"

 

What Omar said

Omar, a Minnesota congresswoman, tweeted in 2012: "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel."

The tweet was called anti-Semitic by both Republicans and Democrats when it resurfaced this year.

Omar initially defended it, telling CNN: "I don't know how my comments would be offensive to Jewish Americans. My comments precisely are addressing what was happening during the Gaza War, and I am clearly speaking of the way the Israeli regime was conducting itself in that war." 
 

After the criticism continued, Omar said she had just learned from Jewish organizations that her use of the word "hypnotize," which has a long anti-Semitic history, was offensive.
 

"It's now apparent to me that I spent lots of energy putting my 2012 tweet in context and little energy is disavowing the anti-semitic trope I unknowingly used, which is unfortunate and offensive," she tweeted.

She emphasized again that she was not attacking the Jewish people, saying, "It is important to distinguish between criticizing a military action by a government and attacking a particular people of faith."

Some of her critics found this unsatisfactory. Regardless, it is indisputable that Omar did not say "evil Jews."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/19/politics/fact-check-trump-aoc-garbage-omar-jews/index.html

 

Again, things Trump supporters would be screaming bloody murder about if it had been Obama or Hillary or AOC saying them, they just shrug or excuse in Trump.

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1 hour ago, TitanTiger said:

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Again, things Trump supporters would be screaming bloody murder about if it had been Obama or Hillary

Obama or Hillary would not give the press time of day when leaving the White House on a Friday afternoon. Nor would the press have asked them a question rehashed over and over this week. Refreshing to have a President that respects the press enough to answer all questions. "if it had been"  is a close relative to "whataboutism".

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1 hour ago, SaltyTiger said:

Obama or Hillary would not give the press time of day when leaving the White House on a Friday afternoon. Nor would the press have asked them a question rehashed over and over this week. Refreshing to have a President that respects the press enough to answer all questions. "if it had been"  is a close relative to "whataboutism".

Dear Lord, do you listen to yourself?

[jj3jordan 2,061]

Serious hair splitting. Close enough for me. Omar and Cortez are truly America haters. Parse all the words you want. Can’t believe anybody exerts as much effort as titan to protect these useless socialists and Muslims just to make Trump look bad. Not shrugging, clapping!

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11 hours ago, SaltyTiger said:

Obama or Hillary would not give the press time of day when leaving the White House on a Friday afternoon. Nor would the press have asked them a question rehashed over and over this week. Refreshing to have a President that respects the press enough to answer all questions. "if it had been"  is a close relative to "whataboutism".

trump respects the press? that might be the biggest lie you have ever told on here. lol  wow

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9 hours ago, jj3jordan said:

Serious hair splitting. Close enough for me. Omar and Cortez are truly America haters. Parse all the words you want. Can’t believe anybody exerts as much effort as titan to protect these useless socialists and Muslims just to make Trump look bad. Not shrugging, clapping!

He literally lied. 

[Mikey 16,756]

4 minutes ago, TitanTiger said:

He literally lied. 

"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor".~~~Obama.

Politicians lie, they all do. At least Trump's lies in this case tend more to moderate exaggeration than outright lies. There's some truth in his statements unless, as noted above, one wants to split hairs.

[TitanTiger 20,530]

3 minutes ago, Mikey said:

"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor".~~~Obama.

Politicians lie, they all do. At least Trump's lies in this case tend more to moderate exaggeration than outright lies. There's some truth in his statements unless, as noted above, one wants to split hairs.

It’s not splitting hairs. It’s lying. And Obama has nothing to do with it. 

[Mikey 16,756]

Just now, TitanTiger said:

It’s not splitting hairs. It’s lying. And Obama has nothing to do with it. 

What Obama has to do with it is a solid example of this being nothing new. They all lie/twist the truth/conceal things. Trump's statements about those congresspersons is "in the ballpark" accurate. We've seen much worse from others, this is no big deal.

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23 minutes ago, Mikey said:

What Obama has to do with it is a solid example of this being nothing new. They all lie/twist the truth/conceal things. Trump's statements about those congresspersons is "in the ballpark" accurate. We've seen much worse from others, this is no big deal.

The only reason Obama would be relevant is if you told me that it never bothered you when Obama lied, therefore it doesn't bother you now with Trump.  But I think we both know that's not true.

I'll also say, one could at least argue that when Obama spoke, it was prior to the ACA going through Congress and getting morphed into something different than what he originally proposed and envisioned.  It was way prior to the bill actually passing and it may have been his intention.  But if we want to call it a lie, fine.  It doesn't make Trump's lies any less wrong.

Trump took things these women said and either completely made up words they didn't say, or utterly lied about how they used the term to lie.  It's not "in the ballpark accurate," it's a blatant lie.

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34 minutes ago, Mikey said:

What Obama has to do with it is a solid example of this being nothing new. They all lie/twist the truth/conceal things. Trump's statements about those congresspersons is "in the ballpark" accurate. We've seen much worse from others, this is no big deal.

And you made the same excuse for Obama, right?

Obama didn’t account for the possibility that doctors reject some insurances and it was and is still treated like a blatant fabrication and compared to outright lying about facts that have already occurred. We had 8 years of Obama and the “lying “ example that still gets trotted out was from his first year.

I’ve never been on an ACA exchange, but have lost doctors when my insurance either drops them or they drop my insurance. 

Trump tells whoppers every day . There’s no comparison to any other politician in our history. That’s the cult talking.

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13 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

Dear Lord, do you listen to yourself?

Rarely. President Trump is hard to defend at times. 

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15 hours ago, SaltyTiger said:

Obama or Hillary would not give the press time of day when leaving the White House on a Friday afternoon. Nor would the press have asked them a question rehashed over and over this week. Refreshing to have a President that respects the press enough to answer all questions. "if it had been"  is a close relative to "whataboutism".

Nice attempt to change the subject.

And really, Trump respects the press enough to answer all questions?   The same press that's the "enemy of the people"?

Trump lies every time he opens his mouth and you just accepting it. No one is that gullible.  You just don't care.

[homersapien 11,460]

3 hours ago, Mikey said:

What Obama has to do with it is a solid example of this being nothing new. They all lie/twist the truth/conceal things. Trump's statements about those congresspersons is "in the ballpark" accurate. We've seen much worse from others, this is no big deal.

Actually, Obama's statement "was more in the ballpark" than anything Trump has said.  Most people did keep their insurance (if they had any to start with).  And the ones who didn't was because of decisions the insurer made.

Trump is deliberately lying about this.  He specifically and deliberately changed what was actually said. 

And regardless of what Obama did or didn't do, Trump is just plain ole LYING and you are determined to swallow it.

It's funny how you bring up the same old Obama quote about keeping your insurance every time Trump lies.  Trump's told over 10,700 lies as of June 7, 2019 and the count continues.  He is in a class by himself.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/10/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/?utm_term=.d56bc6cdcd55

 

 

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1 hour ago, homersapien said:

 

Trump lies every time he opens his mouth and you just accepting it

That is not true Homer. You should be ashamed. I agree with Mikey in that he does tend to exaggerate certain issues. 

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/our-long-history-of-presidential-lies/

 

"And yet, the fallout of the 2016 election may be the very catalyst needed to change the status quo. To be sure, in the age of Trump, every word, deed, and tweet are examined under a microscope. "

 

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1 hour ago, SaltyTiger said:

That is not true Homer. You should be ashamed. I agree with Mikey in that he does tend to exaggerate certain issues. 

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/our-long-history-of-presidential-lies/

 

"And yet, the fallout of the 2016 election may be the very catalyst needed to change the status quo. To be sure, in the age of Trump, every word, deed, and tweet are examined under a microscope. "

 

OK, I will concede that not everything he says is a lie.  There are undoubtedly a few things he says which aren't lies.  Like: "I want a cheeseburger and fries" or "I'd like to grab her by the *****".

And you're a fine one to talk about me being ashamed. Have you figured out yet he was lying about not approving his supporters chanting "send her back"?

And the "examined under a microscope" is rich.

We're talking about a man who spends half his time TWEETING his lies????   

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4 hours ago, SaltyTiger said:

Rarely. President Trump is hard to defend at times. 

Then don't.  You have a 90% of change of him not deserving it.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

21 hours ago, SaltyTiger said:

Obama or Hillary would not give the press time of day when leaving the White House on a Friday afternoon. Nor would the press have asked them a question rehashed over and over this week. Refreshing to have a President that respects the press enough to answer all questions. "if it had been"  is a close relative to "whataboutism".

You're right.  They held these regular things called press conferences instead where reporters didn't have to shout or rehash stuff since they would also be allowed follow ups.  Amazing how that works.

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4 hours ago, homersapien said:

5 hours ago, SaltyTiger said:

 

OK, I will concede that not everything he says is a lie.

Thanks

 

4 hours ago, homersapien said:

Have you figured out yet he was lying about not approving his supporters chanting "send her back"?

No. It has not been proven to me that he approved of the chant. 

[SaltyTiger 7,870]

2 hours ago, Brad_ATX said:

They held these regular things called press conferences instead where reporters didn't have to shout or rehash stuff since they would also be allowed follow ups.

"They?" Trump was elected because we did not like the way "they" did things. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

6 minutes ago, SaltyTiger said:

"They?" Trump was elected because we did not like the way "they" did things. 

You mean like answering to the American public on a consistent basis by taking questions from the White House press corps while having his uninterrupted answers aired nationally for all to see?  Seems like a stupid thing to vote against if that's your argument.

[jj3jordan 2,061]

13 hours ago, TitanTiger said:

He literally lied. 

One of 21k per year according to Homer. The squad’s meaning is clear even if you refuse to acknowledge it. 

[Mikey 16,756]

12 hours ago, homersapien said:

Trump's told over 10,700 lies as of June 7, 2019 and the count continues. 

Somebody doesn't have enough to do.

[aubiefifty 16,929]

buzzfeednews.com

Here's A Running List Of President Trump's Lies And Other bull****

By Mary Ann Georgantopoulos

21-27 minutes

There’s a high bar to accusing someone of committing a “lie,” and we don’t do it lightly.

A lie isn’t just a false statement. It’s a false statement whose speaker knows it’s false. In these instances, the president — or his administration — have clear reason to know otherwise. Reporters are understandably cautious about using the word — some never do, because it requires speculating on what someone is thinking. The cases we call "lies" are ones where we think it's fair to make that call: Trump is saying something that contradicts clear and widely published information that we have reason to think he's seen. This list also includes bull****: speech that is — in its academic definition — "unconnected to a concern with the truth."

March 20: Clearly mischaracterized the FBI director and NSA director's testimony about Russian involvement in the 2016 election

Trump's words: "The NSA and FBI tell Congress that Russia did not influence electoral process."

Lie: Trump posted the above tweet just hours after FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers began testifying about Russian interference in the 2016 election in favor of Trump. Comey testified that the FBI came to believe that Russia was using “active measures” to hurt the Clinton campaign and help the Trump campaign.

“They wanted to hurt our democracy, hurt her and help him,” Comey said. “Putin hated Secretary Clinton so much that the flip side of that coin was that he had a clear preference for the person running against the person he hated so much.”

Trump's tweet — and the video clip included with it — is a selective portion of the hearing where Nunes was asking Rogers if he had evidence Russia changed vote tallies in specific states.

Feb. 16, 2017: Lied about winning the most Electoral College votes since Ronald Reagan.

Mario Tama / Getty Images

Trump's words: “We got 306 because people came out and voted like they’ve never seen before so that’s the way it goes. I guess it was the biggest Electoral College win since Ronald Reagan,” Trump said during a news conference on Feb. 16.

Lie: Trump actually won 304 electoral votes, because two electors refused to cast their vote for him when the Electoral College met.

Several former presidents have also received more electoral votes than Trump. George H. W. Bush won with 426 electoral votes in 1988. Bill Clinton won 370 votes in 1992 and 379 in 1996, and Barack Obama won with 365 votes in 2008.

When a reporter at the news conference called Trump out for spreading false information, the president said, "Well, I was just given that information. I don’t know. I was just given…We had a very big margin."

Read more here.

Feb. 12, 2017: Falsely claimed that Bernie Sanders was cut off from CNN for using the phrase "fake news."

While on FAKE NEWS @CNN, Bernie Sanders was cut off for using the term fake news to describe the network. They said technical difficulties!

Sun Feb 12 12:14:16 UTC+0000 2017

Trump's words: Trump tweeted on Sunday, "While on FAKE NEWS @CNN, Bernie Sanders was cut off for using the term fake news to describe the network. They said technical difficulties!"

Senator Sanders was on CNN's Erin Burnett Out Front on Feb. 10, discussing Trump's travel ban and controversy surrounding National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, among other topics.

Lie: During the interview, Burnett showed Sanders a clip of Trump responding to a reporter's question following news that Flynn called the Russian ambassador to the US before the inauguration to discuss previously-imposed sanctions. In the clip, Trump says he has "not seen the report."

Burnett then asked Sanders if it's a problem that the president did not know about the report, in which Sanders criticized Trump for dismissing negative news as "fake news."

CNN PR tweeted a transcript of the interview, which reads:

Burnett: "He says he knows nothing about it, hasn't seen any of these reports. Is that a problem?"

Sanders: "Well, I don't know, maybe he was watching CNN fake news, what do you think?"

Burnett: "You don't buy it?"

Sanders: "That was a joke."

Burnett: "I know it was a joke. I'm saying, you don't buy what he said, obviously?"

Right after Burnett acknowledged that Sanders was joking when he called CNN "fake news," the audio cut out and CNN went to a commercial break. When the show returned, Burnett picked up her interview where they left off and Sanders went on to say it's "not a joke" when "you have a president who attacks people in the media who make critical remarks of him — which is what their jobs is — as providing 'fake news.'"

Watch the interview here.

Feb. 10, 2017: Claimed without evidence that "thousands" of people were bused across state lines to vote.

Pool / Getty Images

Trump's words: Trump again claimed there was widespread voter fraud during the November election, this time telling senators “thousands” of people were bussed in from Massachusetts to vote in New Hampshire.

Trump made the unsubstantiated claims in a closed-door meeting with 10 senators Thursday to discuss his Supreme Court nomination, Neil Gorsuch, Politico reported.

Trump blamed “thousands” of people who were “brought in on buses” from Massachusetts to vote illegally in New Hampshire during the meeting, which was also reported by the Associated Press.

Lie: Officials at New Hampshire’s secretary of state office, US Attorney’s Office, and Massachusetts’ attorney general’s office told BuzzFeed News there was no evidence to support the president’s claim.

“We have not seen any evidence of busloads of out-of-state voters coming across the border to vote in New Hampshire elections,” David Scanlan, deputy secretary of state for New Hampshire, said. Read more here.

Feb. 9, 2017: Lied about Chris Cuomo not asking Sen. Blumenthal about him falsifying his service in Vietnam

Chris Cuomo, in his interview with Sen. Blumenthal, never asked him about his long-term lie about his brave "service" in Vietnam. FAKE NEWS!

Thu Feb 09 13:19:08 UTC+0000 2017

Trump's words: Trump tweeted at 6:57 a.m., "Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who never fought in Vietnam when he said for years he had (major lie), now misrepresents what Judge Gorsuch told him?"

At 8:17 a.m., Trump added, "Chris Cuomo, in this interview with Sen. Blumenthal, never asked him about his long-term lie about his brave 'service' in Vietnam. FAKE NEWS!"

Blumenthal was interviewed on CNN Thursday morning, following his statement from the previous day, in which he said the president's nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Gorsuch, said Trump's recent attacks on the judiciary are "disheartening" and "demoralizing."

Lie: Cuomo asked that exact question. His question to Blumenthal was, "What is your response to the president of the United States, who says you should not be believed because you misrepresented your military record in the past?"

Feb. 7, 2017: Claimed he was facing a historic delay to get all of his cabinet nominees confirmed

It is a disgrace that my full Cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by Democrats!

01:04 AM - 08 Feb 2017

Trump's words: The same day that Trump's education pick Betsy DeVos was confirmed, he tweeted that it is a “disgrace” that his “full Cabinet is still not in place” and that the delay is the longest “in the history of our country.”

The truth: Though overall Trump's nominees are getting confirmed more slowly than those of most previous modern presidents, he still hasn't been without a full cabinet longer than his predecessors were. Obama's final nominee wasn't confirmed, for example, until April of 2009, and both Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush had nominees confirmed in March.

So while Trump's frustration in a slow confirmation process may be grounded in reality, his claim that this is "the longest such delay in the history of our country" is not.

Feb. 7, 2017: Lied that the murder rate was the highest in 45 years

Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

Trump's words: Trump told a group of US sheriffs that the murder rate in the US was the highest it's been in "45 to 47 years."

The truth: The US murder rate is at close to an all-time low, and law enforcement experts say Trump's claim is so far away from the facts that it's ludicrous. Based on FBI statistics, the murder rate was 5.0 homicides per 100,000 people in 2015, down from a peak in 1980 of 10.2 per 100,000 people. The highest number of total homicides was in 1991, when 24,703 were killed. Though several US cities have seen the number of murders rise from 2015 to 2016, the overall number is still dramatically lower than what it was in the 1980s and 1990s.

Feb. 6, 2017: Claimed that terrorist attacks across Europe are "not even being reported"

Trump says "the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report" on terrorism: "They have their reasons, and you… https://t.co/SsHbyQPobQ

Mon Feb 06 19:00:54 UTC+0000 2017

Trump's words: In a speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, Trump said that radical Islamic terrorists "are determined to strike our homeland." He went on to say that terrorism was spreading across Europe, but that the media was refusing to cover it.

"All across Europe you've seen what happened in Paris and Nice," Trump said. "All over Europe it's happening. It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported. And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it."

"They have their reasons, and you understand that," he said without elaborating.

The truth: The Paris and Nice attacks that Trump mentioned in his speech were extensively covered by every major US media organization.

Other attacks that have also received extensive media attention include an attack in Brussels in March 2016, as well as an incident in February 2017 at the Louvre museum in Paris in which a man attempted to use a machete and was shot by a soldier.

Trump provided no evidence of any other attacks that the media has not covered. He didn't mention any specific incidents, and BuzzFeed News was unable to identify any events that were ignored by major US media organizations. The Trump administration did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for a list of terror-related incidents that were "not even being reported."

Feb. 2, 2017: Lied that Kuwait had issued a visa ban on several Muslim-majority countries after his immigration order

Trump's words: President Donald Trump posted to his official Facebook page a news report that erroneously claimed Kuwait had followed his recent immigration order by implementing a visa ban on several Muslim-majority nations.

Lie: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressly denied the reports. In a statement to state-run news outlet Kuwait News Agency, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Sami Al-Hamad said the ministry “categorically denies these claims and affirms that these reported nationalities … have big communities in Kuwait and enjoy full rights.” Read more here.

Jan. 30, 2017: Lied that Delta, protesters, and Sen. Chuck Schumer's tears were to be blamed for the problems over his travel ban

Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage,.....

Mon Jan 30 12:16:30 UTC+0000 2017

protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary Kelly said that all is going well with very few problems. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!

12:20 PM - 30 Jan 2017

Trump's words: After a weekend of nationwide protests over Trump's controversial executive order barring US entry for refugees as well as citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, he blamed Delta's computer outage, protesters, and the tears of Schumer for the "big problems at airports."

Lie: The mass outrage and confusion at airports from Friday through Sunday was caused by Trump's executive order itself, which travelers, immigration attorneys, airlines, judges, and custom officials struggled to interpret. Delta's outage didn't happen until Sunday night, and no protesters interrupted the arrivals process at airports. Read more here.

Jan. 27, 2017: Lied about being in Scotland the day before the "Brexit" vote

Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images

Trump's words: Trump said Friday during a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Theresa May that he was in Scotland the day before the "Brexit" vote last June and predicted the EU referendum would pass.

“I happened to be in Scotland, at Turnberry, cutting a ribbon, when Brexit happened," he said. "And we had a vast amount of press there and I said – this was the day before, you probably remember – 'Brexit is going to happen' and I was scorned in the press for making that prediction, I was scorned.

“Lo and behold the following day it happened and the odds weren’t looking good for me when I made that statement because as you remember everyone thought it wasn’t going to happen.”

Lie: In reality, Trump arrived in Scotland the day after the EU referendum, June 24, 2016, when the result was already clear.

Jan. 26, 2017: Lied that the murder rate is rising in Philly

Alex Wong / Getty Images

Trump's words: At the GOP retreat on Jan. 26, Trump said that Philadelphia's murder rate is "steady, I mean just terribly increasing."

Lie: The homicide rate in Philadelphia has been steadily declining over the past decade. According to statistics from the Philadelphia Police Department, there were 277 murders in 2016, compared to 280 murders in 2015. Over a five-year period, murders were down 19%. And over a 10-year period, murders were down 41%.

Here are Philadelphia's year-end murder totals from 1988-2015 (2016 was lower than prior year). Has not been "horri… https://t.co/RvkDGjbl67

06:55 PM - 26 Jan 2017

Jan. 26, 2017: Lied about Mexico’s president “agreeing to cancel” a meeting

.@POTUS claims that he and Mexico's president “agreed to cancel” meeting. @EPN said he canceled the meeting earlier… https://t.co/CJoYL9mW1V

06:36 PM - 26 Jan 2017

Trump's words: A day after Trump signed an executive order to extend a wall along the southern border and insisting Mexico would pay for it, the president said he and Enrique Peña Nieto agreed to cancel the meeting.

"The president of Mexico and myself have agreed to cancel our planned meeting scheduled for next week," Trump said at the GOP retreat in Philadelphia. "Unless Mexico is going to treat the United States fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and I want to go a different route."

Lie: Hours earlier, Peña Nieto tweeted that he called the White House to cancel the meeting, adding, "I lament and reject the decision of the United States to continue building a wall that for years does not unite us, but divides us."

Jan. 25, 2017: Lied about two people being shot and killed during Obama's farewell speech

Trump's words: "Look, when President Obama was there two weeks ago making a speech, a very nice speech. Two people were shot and killed during his speech," Trump told ABC News' David Muir. "They weren't shot at the speech. But they were shot in the city of Chicago during his speech."

The president was discussing crime in Chicago and his suggestion to "send in the feds" when he claimed two people were shot and killed during Obama's Jan. 10 farewell address to the nation.

Lie: Chicago Police told BuzzFeed News there were no people killed by gun violence on Jan. 10. A log of shootings in the city also showed there were five non-fatal shootings in the city that day, but none occurred while Obama gave his speech.

Jan. 25, 2017: Lied about voter fraud on ABC News

President Trump to launch investigation into alleged voter fraud: “I want the voting process to be legitimate."… https://t.co/iZl3hQT4v6

10:31 PM - 25 Jan 2017

Trump's words: "You have people who are registered who are dead, who are illegals, who are in two states," Trump told ABC's David Muir. "You have people registered in two states. You have people registered in New York and New Jersey. They vote twice." He also cited a Pew report as evidence, saying, "Take a look at the Pew reports."

Lie: Once again, not true. Trump references a debunked Pew study by a political blog hosted by the Washington Post.

Jan. 23, 2017: Lied about voter fraud at a reception with congressional leaders

Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty Images

Trump's words: Sources confirmed to multiple media outlets that Trump spent at least 10 minutes of his meeting with congressional leaders talking about how 3 to 5 million "illegals" voted in the election, costing him the popular vote.

Lie: There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. The National Association of Secretaries of State — which has a majority of Republicans — said it is "not aware of any evidence that supports the voter fraud claims made by President Trump." And in a Michigan legal filing by Trump's lawyers after the election, they wrote, "All available evidence suggests that the 2016 general election was not tainted by fraud or mistake."

This is not the first time Trump has claimed he would have won the popular vote if illegal immigrants had not voted. Almost 20 days after the election, Trump tweeted about the issue.

In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally

08:30 PM - 27 Nov 2016

While Trump won the presidency with 309 electoral votes, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.

A claim that 3 million "illegal aliens" had voted in the election was published by right-wing conspiracy site InfoWars on Nov. 14, but voting officials have said there is no evidence of this.

Jan. 25, 2017: Lied about size of the inauguration crowd on ABC News

Trump's words: Trump finished his ABC News interview by pointing to framed photographs hung on a wall. "Here's a picture of the crowd," he said. "The audience was the biggest ever. This audience was massive, look how far back it goes." He then pointed to another panoramic photo, saying the crowd — which he described as "a sea of love" — goes "all the way down."

Lie: The audience wasn't "the biggest ever." As mentioned above, photographs from the inauguration show the crowd did not extend as far back as Trump claims it did.

Trump's words: The inaugural crowd "looked honestly like a million and a half people” adding that “it went all the way back to the Washington Monument."

Lie: Aerial photos of the crowd at 11a.m. and 12 p.m. — around the time Trump took the oath of office — show that the crowd witnessing the inauguration did not extend back to the Washington Monument.

CORRECTION

January 26, 2017, at 8:26 p.m.

About 11 million more households watched the 2017 inauguration than the 2013 inauguration, which Donald Trump tweeted about. A previous version of this post said that those Nielsen figures were incorrect, and the line was removed.

[alexava 6,973]

It’s ok for trump to lie multiple times every day because Obama lied twice in eight years.