Trump excuse for lying: He believes what he believes"

[kpete]

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday confirmed that President Donald Trump believes millions of people voted illegally in November’s election, despite a total absence of evidence to support this view.

“The president does believe that. He has stated that before. I think he’s stated his concerns of voter fraud and people voting illegally during the campaign and continues to maintain that belief based on studies and evidence that people have presented to him,” Spicer told reporters at the daily press briefing.

Pressed for evidence to support the claim, Spicer said only, “I think the president has believed that for a while, based on studies and information he has.” He did not say what those studies or information were.

During the course of the press conference, Spicer grew visibly frustrated at the repeated questions about Trump’s false claim. “He believes what he believes based on the information he was provided,” Spicer told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny. Asked what Trump’s belief means for American democracy, Spicer snapped, “It means I have answered your question.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-sean-spicer-illegal-voters_us_5887aa44e4b0441a8f714d28?

[KittyWampus]

1. then he's mentally unfit.

[malaise]

7. Duh!

[bdamomma]

2. what an ass

he is. The emperor wears no clothes.

[MineralMan]

3. Trump believes alternatively.

Or something...

[dalton99a]

4. Finally, a fact-free, faith-based White House.

[Solly Mack]

5. Yep. They are equating opinion and belief with fact.

[frazzled]

6. And if he believes he's Napoleon or the reincarnation of Andrew Jackson?

Does that become an alternative fact?

[Jacob Boehme]

8. Obsession: noun ob·ses·sion b-ˈse-shən, əb-

Webster's Dictionary: a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly: compelling motivation <an obsession with profits> <has an obsession with gambling>.

Using Obsession in a sentence: Donald tRump has an obsession with the outcome of the 2016 General Election and his fraudulent assumption of the presidency.

[Tanuki]

9. And that, my friends, is the definition of "delusion."

https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-att-us&source=android-browser&q=delusion



de·lu·sion
dəˈlo͞oZHən/
noun
an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.
"the delusion of being watched".....





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We are meant to be comforted by Spicer's assurance that the leader of the free world is psychotic and not a liar, more to be pitied than scorned.

[TrekLuver]

19. This is it.

[C_U_L8R]

10. In other words, he's nuts.

Only really crazy people have delusions so stupendous.
Trump is unfit.

[scarletwoman]

11. He believes what he believes based on the information he was provided..." from Infowars, no doubt.

I haven't checked myself - because I don't want to visit those sites - but I am confident that Trump's "studies and information" came from Infowars or Brietbart or some such right wing internet site.

[brettdale]

12. Its not a lie if you beleive it

I think hes taking the Seinfeld approach.

[dalton99a]

16. +1

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. How long before he "believes" he can fly?

I believe poor ol' Spicer is probably destined to be the first nervous breakdown of the new "administration."

[hollowdweller]

14. how is this difft from most republicans?

[frogmarch]

15. He believes what he believes, and

it is what it is, but enough is enough and that is that.

[Mc Mike]

17. I believe it is time for impeachment.

[TrekLuver]

18. This is going to be a leak fest....can you imagine not leaking things if you were

working among that?