In the light the debacle concerning the distribution of the vaccine, worth recalling that for months Trump falsely said the military was going to distribute it. Here's an example from an Oct. 18 campaign rally: "Under my leadership, we are delivering a safe vaccine..." 1/2
"...we're all set to deliver it. We have the military ready to deliver it. It's going to be incredible. We have a General, that's what he does. He delivers soldiers and delivers everything. This is easy for them. It'll be delivered very, very rapidly." 2/2
and this during the 2nd debate with Biden: "We have our generals lined up. One in particular that's the head of logistics and this is a very easy distribution for him. He's ready to go as soon as we have the vaccine and we expect to have 100 million vials."
And Trump complained on Sept 16 that Biden said he didn't have a distribution plan: "He said that we don't have a distribution plan, but we do indeed. Our military -- we have military, we have everybody involved. It's -- it's a great plan, and it's a plan like no other."
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Is the Electoral College sustainable when Trump fights to overturn the results in a handful of states, in a vain hope to win, even though he lost the popular vote by more than 5 million votes? Bush in 2000, by contrast, only barely lost the popular vote. Moreover....
What if John Kerry challenged Bush in handful of states? Ford narrowly lost NY and would have beaten Carter if he had won. Nixon v. Kennedy was also close. But in each case, the loser accepted the result, quickly, and the country moved on.....
The system only works when all sides accept the result under the rules previously agreed to. Trump's refusal to accept the reality of his loss, despite losing by substantial margins in key states, underscores how undemocratic the Electoral College can be.
In the annals of tacky presidential campaign ads, Trump running an ad that touts he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize ranks up there. Hundreds of people get nominated every year. Stalin and Mussolini were nominated! It's meaningless. What matters is if you win.
One year we gave Barack Obama so many Pinocchios that House Speaker John Boehner added them up and posted it on Twitter. The number was 51! That seemed like a lot for a president.....
I just checked and the total for Trump currently is 1,213 Pinocchios! And it probably should be higher because we are forced to do many round-ups of claims when we don't award Pinocchios. Trump's average Pinocchio rating is 3.43 Pinocchios. ....
This is not to be confused with our ongoing tally of Trump's false or misleading claims, which nows stands at 20,000+. Yes, I know, we are behind on an update but we have been drowning in election falsehoods. washingtonpost.com/graphics/polit…
In our best-selling book, "Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth," we devote an entire chapter to Trump's lies about people he perceives as enemies, such as the late Sen. John McCain ....
One of his favorite fibs -- which he has said about 150 times -- is that he got a bill passed that John McCain could never achieved, VA Choice....
But it's McCain's bill! It's even named after him, signed into law by Obama in 2014. It's such a crazy falsehood, but Trump says it over and over again.
There have been so many norms broken in the Trump presidency that it’s hard to keep track of them all. I have covered just about every building DC. So I want to take a moment to note two shocking things from this week, based on my reporting past…1/7
1. The Secretary of State is speaking at the RNC! My jaw dropped when i saw the speaker list. In my decade of covering diplomacy, I could never imagine that happening….2/7
Colin Powell in 2004: "'As secretary of state, I am obliged not to participate in any way, shape, fashion, or form in parochial, political debates. I have to take no sides in the matter.” 3/7 washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/article… …