In one sense, Donald Trump's false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris is faking her rally crowd sizes is a continuation of his lifetime of lying about numbers, especially any related to his ego. The first and last lies of his time in the White House were about inflating his popularity. On his first day in office, Trump sent his press secretary, Sean Spicer, out to gaslight the public about the inauguration, saying, "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration," even though photos showed it was a fraction of the size of the crowd that turned out for President Barack Obama in 2009. And, infamously, Trump ended his presidency with the Big Lie that he was the "real" winner of the 2020 election, and not President Joe Biden. Even Friday night, Trump was insisting 90% of the country backs him.
Trump says his MAGA base is "90 percent -- I think the whole country" and then pushes transphobia pic.twitter.com/7cSoiboEYh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 10, 2024
