Facts
are not the way to Make America Great Again.
Americans, divided and
polarized as they are, live in two distinct worlds. In one world, the earth is
not flat, climate change is real and Bill and Hillary aren't pimping kids out
in the basement of a pizza restaurant.
The other world is devoid of reason, evidence and pretty much any type of historical facts. Despite the fact that Trump voters have been fleeced by the biggest con man in the world, they continue to devour the lies he sells on a silver platter.
The other world is devoid of reason, evidence and pretty much any type of historical facts. Despite the fact that Trump voters have been fleeced by the biggest con man in the world, they continue to devour the lies he sells on a silver platter.
When it comes to facts,
Trump supporters aren't head over heels in love with them. After all, Trump's
rise came as a result of playing to uninformed and angry people's primal and
worst sensibilities. They're right and the entire world is wrong, because
that's what their cult leader told them, and who needs Google anyway?
Here are 10 incredibly
fake facts that Trump supporters believe are true.
1. Trump is a devoted
Christian.
The thrice-married, pu$$y-grabbing Trump is actually quite the exemplary Christian, at least in the minds of his supporters. They are so convinced of this fake fact that they welcomed Trump at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University this past weekend, where the president was given an honorary doctorate.
2. The economy is
improving because of Trump.
If there's anything
Trump does better than filing for Chapter 11, it's taking credit for things
other people have done. Part-time First Lady Melania Trump stole a speech from Michelle Obama, so it only seems fitting
that the Donald do it as well.
Now, even though he hasn't signed a single piece of economic legislation and all economic data is just a continuation of President Obama's efforts, Trump seems to have no issue taking credit for all of the positive economic news. And despite the fact that Trump had been in office for a whopping two weeks, Fox News gave Trump full credit for a positive jobs report in January.
Now, even though he hasn't signed a single piece of economic legislation and all economic data is just a continuation of President Obama's efforts, Trump seems to have no issue taking credit for all of the positive economic news. And despite the fact that Trump had been in office for a whopping two weeks, Fox News gave Trump full credit for a positive jobs report in January.
3. 'Millions voted
illegally' (without a single shred of proof).
Not too long ago,
a poll found that 55 percent of Trump supporters believe
his daft conspiracy theory that the only reason he lost the popular vote is
because “millions voted illegally” for Hillary Clinton. Ignorance is
bliss, right?
4. Immigration is off
the rails and illegal immigrants are all violent criminals.
Trump played to the
racist tendencies of working-class whites when he declared that Mexicans were
criminals and rapists, except for some. He also took a page from Richard
Nixon's handbook and touted law and order for the silent majority. But
here's the thing for folks who reside in Realitytown, USA: net migration from Mexico is basically zero and stats show that undocumented immigrants are actually less
likely to commit crimes than American citizens. But facts are not how you Make
America Great Again!
5. Trump should have the
power to overturn judicial rulings.
Utterly clueless when it
comes to the U.S. Constitution (except for the Second Amendment), 51 percent of Trump supporters think the Executive Branch
should have the power to overrule the Judicial Branch. This came after Trump
was overruled in his efforts to impose a Muslim travel ban.
6. Trumpcare is great
while Obamacare is awful.
Okay, this one is
especially heinous. During Trump's presidential campaign, he talked constantly
about how easy it would be to gut Obamacare and impose a version of his own
that would cover everyone. Here are the facts:
- Around 24 million people will lose their health insurance—many of them his most vocal supporters
- Premiums, especially for Americans 50 and older, will increase dramatically.
- States can opt-out of protecting people with pre-existing conditions.
- Coverage will get worse.
- Medicaid will be gutted.
Trumpcare is stealing
from the poor to give to the rich, but his supporters don't mind being screwed
by their dear leader.
7. Barack Obama was not
born in the United States.
Ah yes, the birther
question. The very thing that catapulted a washed-up reality TV host to
political fame and fortune. Trump had been accusing President Obama of not
being born in America for years, which seems to have resonated with his
supporters: 59 percent of Trump supporters didn’t think Obama was
born in the United States, while just a mere 23 percent said he was.
8. There's a war on
gun owners.
Despite the fact that
gun ownership ballooned under President Obama and his sensible gun
legislation failed miserably in the NRA-owned Republican Congress,
Trump supporters believed there was a major "war" on guns. The
biggest (and stupidest) conspiracy was the one involving Jade Helm, when right-wingers thought a military exercise
was actually a secret ploy by Obama to declare martial law and seize all the
guns.
9. All the
investigations into Trump's ties to Russia are bogus.
Despite the overwhelming
amount of evidence that continues to pile up regarding Trump's ties to Putin
during the 2016 presidential campaign and beyond, his supporters will hear
nothing of it. They love Russia and think CNN and every other major news
outlet is fake news that hates America. Bear in mind, all of this seems to be
leading up to impeachment. But yeah, nothing to see here.
10. Trump is honest and
trustworthy.
This may be the greatest
fake fact of fake facts: Trump is honest and trustworthy. Despite the fact that
nearly everything that comes out of his mouth is a brazen lie that can be
disproved in a New York minute, his supporters think he's honest. That's just a
special kind of ignorance you can't fix.
While some of his supporters have since seen the light of day, a majority of them still trust him despite all the explanations of his lies the media makes.
While some of his supporters have since seen the light of day, a majority of them still trust him despite all the explanations of his lies the media makes.
In short, it may just
take Trump throwing puppies into a firepit for a majority of his supporters to
recognize him for the lying con man that he is. Let's certainly hope not, as
that may not be out of the realm of possibility.