The method to Trump's madness
Trump is lying left and right. Is he a pathological liar? Is he mentally ill? There is actually a method to the madness. The sinister truth is that the lies are part of a great disinformation campaign Trump and his team are waging, and they seek to serve several purposes:
- They keep Trump in the spotlight and acting as a decoy. While most of the attention is on him and his latest outrageous statement, the rest of his team can work quietly in the background. Everybody is so busy talking about Trump that many of the actions of his team, the latest EOs, dismantling of the government, and such, receive relative little scrutiny or even fly under the radar.
- They erode trust in the media. Of course news outlets aren't going to stop reporting on Trump and his outrageous statements. Sometimes they are good about calling him out relatively quick, but the avalanche of lies is such that he is already made several more statements by then. It confuses people and makes them wonder who and what they can trust.
- They cause anger and anxiety in his opponents. The average person can take anger and anxiety for only so long, and the hope is that the avalanche of lies will eventually tire out his opponents. They will turn to apathy and disconnect from the political process as a way to protect their mental health. Some will have an extreme reaction and then Trump can dismiss them as lunatics.
- They appeal to his core supporters. Many of these lies are crafted to tap into the prejudices of Trump voters. For example that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote because of millions of illegal votes. They believe anyway that Democrats rig votes and that the country is being overrun by immigrants. These kind of lies then help Trump supporters feel even more connected him.
Straight out of the KGB/FSB playbook.
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