Why does Donald Trump seem to have such a problem with the truth?

Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 2:30 a.m.

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Fact-checkers say the President of the United States has made more than 10,000 false or misleading statements since coming to office. Whether it\\u2019s the size of the crowd at his inauguration, the pay rise offered to the military or where his father was born, Donald Trump often says things that are untrue. And he doesn\\u2019t rush to correct them, even when they\\u2019re outright fabrications. Ruth Alexander examines Donald Trump\\u2019s long record of falsehoods, which stretch back even to his schooldays. And she explores his motives, both political and psychological.

Photo: US President Donald Trump addresses the press in the White House briefing room. Credit: Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images.

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