I understand your point of view. Furthermore, I agree(obviously) with your examples. I’m sure you are smart and that would get along well. Having said that, I’m a historian and I have written papers on American history. I see history through a long lens and have seen much worse lies-even by great presidents. Lies(especially false pretences for wars and foreign regime changes) by former Presidents have caused millions of deaths. Andrew Jackson going back on his word(lying) and sending the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears was due to broken promises and broken treaties(lies). The lies causing/escalating the Spanish American War, Vietnam War and The Iraq Invasion caused horrific carnage and decades of ramifications that still are felt today. As well as these, Nixon was impeached for ostensibly lying. Here’s something you may find noteworthy - Lincoln suspended freedom of the press. He shut down over 60 Northern (Union) newspapers. I don’t condemn these former presidents, I only mention these examples to give context.
It is easy to point out lies of Trump because the media gleefully perpetrated and celebrated them instead of repressing them like they have for literally centuries with presidents who ‘played ball’ with them.
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