Despite the fact that the White House MUST have known that the SOTU speech would be fact-checked to the nth degree, the so-called president outdid himself with the lies.

He lied about everything. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!

And the fact checkers got busy.

But so what? How, in today's stressed environment did they even think they could get away with it? Simple. He who occupies the bully pulpit and gets first up at bat is believed. The corrections and facts as relayed by the fact-checkers, who are second up at bat, simply fall flat and gain little traction.

The sad state of affairs I'm afraid.

"White House officials may hope that the public won’t see the fact-check reports, and that many others will simply believe what they’re told to believe. Consider that one of Trump’s former press secretaries, Stephanie Grisham, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2024 and explained, “He used to tell me, ‘It doesn’t matter what you say, Stephanie — say it enough and people will believe you.’” "

Why Trump’s State of the Union address was built on a foundation of li