Since we did absolutely nothing to investigate Russian interference, as per the report, this lie couldn’t be more blatant. The thing with Johnson though is that lies are not something he does consciously, he doesn’t set out to deliberately lie, he just doesn’t make a distinction https://twitter.com/garygilligan/status/1285893682181398528
...between lies and the truth, he says whatever he thinks will make him popular, whether or not it’s true doesn’t enter the equation at all. He could never learn to be honest because to be honest he would have to make a distinction between truth and lies, he’s been post truth...
...his entire life, this is his moment. Previously there have been politicians who have lied, like Nixon, for example, but it’s been calculated, Nixon knew full well he was lying but made a calculation that the benefit of lying was greater than the risk of getting caught, Johnson
...makes no such calculation.
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