With 40 years as a distinguished reporter under his belt, Glenn Kessler, editor and chief fact-checker for the last 13 years at the Washington Post, on Friday published 35 of the most “noteworthy” claims from the presidential debate that were untrue. Thirty of them were spoken by convicted criminal Donald Trump, who thinks that repeating lies over and over will make people believe them. Are we so foolish?
The debate rules facilitated only a cage fight that did little to inform the public. While Biden’s performance was underwhelming, who would have done better given the torrent of falsehoods pouring out of this felon’s mouth? Americans will not be taken in by this man. No matter his age, President Biden remains the only rational choice for our next president.
Samuel Saltonstall
Brunswick
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