Trump recently passed the benchmark of his 10,000th lie since taking office. Why do his supporters still believe him?
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washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
Even Evangelicals hold their noses and support him because he advances their agenda.
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/0…
There is also something more sophisticated at work & the psychological underpinnings were there all along, for anyone who wanted to look.
Remember this study? If you grew up being spanked as a kid, chances are you support Trump
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It turns out a lot. Because if you grew up believing in the infallibility of authority figures, you don't care if they lie.
thenation.com/article/trump-…
psmag.com/news/why-so-ma…
MSM does the heavy lifting here for Trump. 65% of media outlets fail to debunk Trump's claims
poynter.org/fact-checking/…
independent.co.uk/voices/trump-l…
And it's not just in anecdotal stories from disgruntled farmers in the midwest. Evangelical & Catholic support is down 8-9%.
qz.com/1576819/trumps…
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