The Washington Post is keeping score.  It has counted nearly 16,000 times since he became president that Donald Trump has made an untrue or misleading statement.  Imagine that.  Imagine how soul-draining it must have been to come up with and either speak or tweet 16,000 untrue statements — and how wearing it must be knowing that someone is going to check the veracity of and call you out on each thing you write or say.  It must be exhausting.  Unless you just don’t know that you’re doing it.

When President Trump speaks or tweets, he’s not thinking about whether what he’s saying or writing is true or false.  That doesn’t enter his mind.  He doesn’t care whether his statements are true or not.  All he’s thinking all the time is this:  What can I say at this moment that will make me look good?  He’s consumed by his insecurities.  His every word is an attempt to make himself look good in the eyes of others.  He doesn’t care if what he’s saying is true or false.  He just wants you to like him.