Self-awareness doesn’t appear to be part of Donald J. Trump’s psychological makeup.
Today he blasted what he called “fake news” reports linking him to allegedly compromising relationships with Russian officials. He called a press conference a few days ago to clear the air on some other matters … then the news broke about these alleged relationships.
They’re false, he said. Phony. Made-up stuff. They’re the product of “fake news” reports.
Well …
How does he then describe the falsehood he perpetuated for years about President Obama’s place of birth, linking those “fake news” reports to whether the president was constitutionally eligible to serve in the office he held for eight years?
Trump doesn’t touch that one.
I have no clue as to whether these allegations are true. For the sake of our national integrity and the attempt to avoid a serious constitutional crisis, I hope they are as false as Trump says they are.
I want them to be as false as Trump’s own lies about Barack Obama.
If only Trump could discover a latent self-awareness gene.