<<Finally, there is Trump’s tendency to say things that are not true. I am not sure which is worse, that he is lying or that he might believe what he is saying.>>
Trump's tenuous relationship with reality, facts and truth is a problem with consequences for the country and the world. Sean Spicer says we should take the president at his word -- except when he's joking. Maybe Trump will begin appending smiley faces to tweets when he's joking; maybe he'll add a "Bazinga!" to assertions he does not intend to be taken seriously. Meanwhile, nothing he says has any meaning or value beyond the moment in which he says it.