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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Even Trumpier

Trump's 2024 Convention Speech Had More Falsehoods Than His 2016 One

A comparison of former President Donald J. Trump's addresses before the Republican National Convention in 2016 and 2024 demonstrates how his relationship to the truth has changed [Well, it hasn't changed; it's worsened. Give him more time, he'll give you more lies and B.S.]

...the address Mr. Trump gave in 2024 was akin to one he might deliver at a rally, and almost twice as long as his speech in 2016 by the amount of words. The number of inaccurate claims also doubled, according to a New York Times analysis. In the span of two minutes of his acceptance speech this year, he rattled off five exaggerated or false claims.
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