There is always a good debate to be had about whether Donald Trump is lying or just ignorant. But the discussion gets even more interesting when the president's ignorance informs his lies.
Trump reached this intersection last week when he tweeted: “As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP, intended to take away the Power of the People, their vote, their freedoms…”
That's rich coming from a guy who lost the popular vote in 2016 by 2.9 million ballots and only scraped into the Oval Office with an Electoral College majority that relied on narrow wins in three states (Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) where most voters backed candidates other than Trump for the presidency.
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