CSotD: The Wide World of Whatever

Ann Telnaes provokes the reaction, “Well, yes, but no …” I’ve come to stop wondering whether Trump is a conscious liar or truly believes the absurd things he says. In the past, I compared him to OJ Simpson and Jeffrey MacDonald, both of whom denied murders they clearly committed.

I believe those individuals were sincere, having convinced themselves of an alternative reality to cope with trauma. While I cannot psychoanalyze the President, I doubt he genuinely thinks he graduated from Wharton with honors, let alone first in his class. Yet, I am willing to accept that he may believe refugees seeking “asylum” were once confined in mental hospitals. I remain neutral about who he thinks pays tariffs.

What matters is not whether he thinks a dementia screening is an intelligence test. I understand its purpose and have seen the video of him wandering aimlessly in Japan. My greater concern, as others have noted, is that reporters who criticized Biden’s age and confusion appear lenient toward Trump’s apparent mental decline.

To accuse him of deliberate lies assumes he can tell fact from fiction.

Author’s summary: The complexity of truth and belief around the President’s statements challenges perceptions, highlighting potential biases in media scrutiny regarding mental fitness.

The Daily Cartoonist — 2025-11-06

CSotD: The Wide World of Whatever

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