Trump has been saying that a free press is the enemy of the people for more than his term in office. He started before November of 2016 and enough people believed him that he won the electoral college. But Trump's lies have also been growing, both in number and scale and his free press description is simply the same lie repeated. But when he does get caught in lies as with the Cohen tape of Trump agreeing to pay Karen MacDougal when he swore that he had not done so, then Trump really doubles down on his repulsive language and behavior.
On a side note about his comment today that the tape ended abruptly and didn't reveal if had said something nice one has to wonder what that might have been. I mean after he agrees to make the payment, even trying to convince Cohen to pay in cash thinking no doubt that cash could not be traced back to him, what is left for him to say? "You know Michael, Karen is a really nice young woman who loves me." Or perhaps, "You have always been on my side, Michael, and I know that you are helping me now." I mean what is there to say after you discuss with your lawyer how you want to pay off the Playboy bunny you have been banging but do so in a way that prevents her voice being heard? In all fairness MacDougal had been paid by the parent company of the National Enquirer but Trump wanted to prevent anyone from buying the rights to the sleazy story from them so he bought those rights for $150K. So strictly speaking it wasn't a payment to the woman in question but that's pretty much splitting hairs.
Anyway, Trump spoke to the VFW, giving another one of his campaign style presentations. He didn't promise better health care or fairer treatment or even jobs for veterans. What he said was:
"Stick with us. Don't believe the crap you see from these people, the fake news. ... What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening."
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