Trump fans give falsehoods a pass

“I don’t believe he would lie like that.” No Images? Click here         As Trump Spreads A Fog Of Falsehoods, His Fans Believe Them And Make Excuses For Him​  Last Wednesday afternoon was typical for Donald Trump over these past weeks: The president was en route to a rally where he would let loose a torrent of falsehoods and outright lies about everything from trade to immigration to even the name of the opposing party. Just don’t bother telling that to the lady who wore the New England Patriots socks at the very front of the line to get into Hertz Arena on the outskirts of Fort Myers. Presented with a short list of Trump’s most frequent falsehoods, she countered with a homemade placard with a photo showing Louis Farrakhan with former Democratic President Barack Obama and demanded to know why the media wasn’t covering that. Her response, though, was typical of fans so committed to Trump that they take time off from work and spend hours in the rain or under a blazing sun to listen to his speeches. And it highlights the other half of the president’s destruction of the truth: As Trump has passed through the looking glass into a make-pretend world of invented facts, legions of his fans have happily followed him. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Fox News said Monday it has stopped airing the controversial political ad paid for by President Donald Trump’s campaign, which likens members of the Central American migrant caravan to a man convicted of killing police officers in the U.S.  The Trump-friendly network’s decision comes after CNN made headlines on Saturday for refusing to air it and after NBC came under fire for running it during prime time on Sunday night.  READ MORE After a bruising 2016, the polling industry wants to restore the public’s trust and reset expectations. Public skepticism and a slew of other challenges, from changing technology to rising costs, have driven pollsters to experiment with how they conduct surveys. There’s also been an effort to drive home uncertainty by exposing the nuts and bolts behind every set of top-line numbers. READ MORE The day of reckoning for American politics has nearly arrived. Voters on Tuesday will decide the $5 billion debate between President Donald Trump’s take-no-prisoner politics and the Democratic Party’s super-charged campaign to end the GOP’s monopoly in Washington and statehouses across the nation. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Nancy Pelosi isn't going anywhere. She’s confident that Democrats will win back the House — and that she’s the best fit for speaker in the Trump era.   This year, Democrats obliterated their old records for fundraising and spending. But you might not know that if you were working for them.   Donald Trump is fabricating a border crisis right before the election. There's no crisis, much less one requiring military assistance.    . Want more?  Bernie Sanders Unloads On Donald Trump Michelle Obama Has An Update For ‘When They Go Low, We Go High’ Utah Mayor Pleaded With ‘United’ Americans To Vote Before He Was Killed In Afghanistan     HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe