Donald J. Trump says his meeting with Vladimir Putin went well.

Sigh …

How will we know? How can we confirm what the president said?

Indeed, Donald Trump’s word already has been shown to be not worth a damn. He cannot tell the truth. He cannot give a straight answer to a straight question.

The meeting with the Russian strongman took place largely between just the two liars. Only their translators were present. There were no senior diplomats, no national security experts. Just the two of them, Donald and Vlad.

So help me, I cannot fathom how we have gotten to this point, how we managed to elect someone who doesn’t take anything except his own poll standing seriously.

He groveled at Putin’s feet in that extraordinary, mind-numbing press event. Then he tells us that his meeting with Vlad went swimmingly.

No American should accept the president’s word at face value. Ever!