Will Trump's continuing disregard for the truth destroy completely whatever remains of his credibility ?

I have read 3 books, and researched countless articles on Watergate and Nixon.

The Watergate scandal was not this far ahead at this point.
That is incredibly harsh for Trump.
The FBI basically said yesterday he is a liar.
People knew Nixon wasn't a people person, but they recognized his foreign policy chaps as genius.
He never understood the Vietnam War protesters, and his popularity with young people was horrible.

So is Trumps. But Nixon had started out with a much higher favorability rating, and with much more trust. People supported him on many levels and he was even re-elected DURING the scandal that would take him down.

Trump has no such luxury.
Few people trust him, even among the GOP, and especially among the educated.
That will play havoc for him in passing his agenda, because as his popularity plummets, few GOP legislators will want (or need) to be associated with his unpopular policies.

Not only does Trump lie daily, either through himself or through his team of pooper-scoopers he sends out to represent him and clean up his messes (which invariably they only make worse in AmateurVille) but his selling of his proposals are couched, dressed, and wrapped in lies as well. It won't take long for even the less educated, yet RIGHTFULLY angry American voter who wanted change in Washington to realize that where there is this much smoke, there is indeed Fire. They will see they have been had.

What should be Trump's honeymoon period has rapidly become a daily war on facts, and a defensive stance against all things rational. He accused the former President of a crime that Obama could have been impeached on, had it been true. It wasn't true. But the accusation is HUGE. It, in itself, could be an ingredient in any impeachment against himself.

It will get worse. It's his nature.Let's all hope he doesn't do something outrageous internationally (such as war) to divert, deflect, and corner the news cycle once again, in order to redirect the spotlight.

If anything, let's be grateful for his indirect influence in making journalists out of the parrots they were in the election, where they merely tripped over themselves in amusement and in giving him twice the publicity that Clinton, Sanders, and the host of ball-less wonders he faced during the primary.

Let the truth set us free.

Trump's relationship with credibility is interesting. He never had any until he ran for president, at which time his skill of spouting nonsensical rhetoric picked him up enough followers that he managed to [i]fabricate[/i] credibility, and keep it by claiming that everything undermining him is fake.

Even Murdoch media is beginning to crack. Watch for the next distraction. It has to be a big one.

Politicians have always been known for being deceptive, but until now, the actual truth did matter. Now we've reached post-truth politics. A significant number of people don't even want to know what the truth is anymore.

And again, the trumpets don't show up to defend glorious leader when it comes to the fact that the man's word can be trusted about as far as you can throw his ponderous orange bulk.

Raise any other issue and they'll be all over it, usually by pointing out that clinton and obama are the worst people ever, but on this subject they can't even figure out a good deflection...

Something is telling me his presidency isn't running as smooth as hoped for 😂

He IS a fake president!

Something that cracked me up yesterday. Ivanka has moved into the White House and, even though she has no official title, will be privy to all that goes on in government. It was suggested that she "humanizes" her father.

Hold up! Isn't it a prerequisite that the president of The United States of America is friggin' HUMAN??????

** blames british intelligence to distract everyone from incriminating investigation on Russia **

Today Republican House Representative Devin Nunes visited the White House.

You remember him

He heads the Congressional Investigation

So, he goes to the White House to appraise Trump
Impartial investigation? More scandal? This Administration and its lackeys never take a day off. I can't keep up.

Looks like Nunes trip to the White House is backfiring all over the media already.

this is truth

The Wall Street Journal caters to conservative/moderate Republicans. When I worked at my state's capital, there were stacks of this newspaper in doorways of every bank and financial institution. I doubt these Republicans are fans of Trump but they will side with him based on his billionaire/Goldman Sachs cabinet.

Trump's loyal base are NOT those people. They are anti-establishment (anti-Wall Street Journal) "nationalists" that read Brietbart, Drudge Report etc. They are a new breed of "Republican" that prides itself on being anti-government (among other things). I believe 4chan, Posse Comitatus and Duganites are a perfect example of this.

I have yet to see anything he says or does turn his supporters against him.

Stop watching CNN

assumes credibility never in evidence.

He has none to begin with.

Tell me pezz. Does it suck every time you're wrong or what? 😃👍

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I'm against false allegations of any kind from anyone. I do support trump. And there are things I don't agree with with him. I had hoped he show some type of evidence of said claims. And bring his jobs to the US.