Why Narcissists And Gaslighters Blatantly Lie — And Get Away With It

In a tweet, Donald Trump wrote, “I never called Meghan Markle ‘nasty’. [sic]  Made up by the Fake News Media…” He then goes on to ask if CNN and The New York Times will apologize to him.  However, there are audio recordings by the Sun showing that he did, in fact, refer to Markle as “nasty.”  Trump’s lying should come as a surprise to no one at this point.

If you claim that Trump just doesn’t remember everything he said, let’s entertain that idea.  Sure, it’s possible.  But is it probable? Probably not.  When people just don’t remember things, they usually don’t start out on the offensive.  Trump’s usual target is the media, similar to Richard Nixon (although Nixon was more circumspect about it).   Usually, when people just can’t remember a fact, they state so. (Which isn’t to say that “I don’t remember” can’t also be used as an obfuscation technique, as seen in the transcripts of Ronald Reagan being questioned in the Iran-Contra trial.)

The more likely reason, as we have seen from Trump’s past behavior, is that he is just plain lying.  A pattern has long been established with Trump lying about facts and events.  As of April 2019, Trump has lied over 10,000 times while in office.  If you’re of the “everyone lies” camp, consider the scope of what Trump lies about.

View the complete June 2 article by Stephanie Sarkis on The Forbes Magazine website here.