Diminishing Presidency?

Submitted by ub on

Are the presidency and its clout continuing to shrink as @POTUS credibility keeps taking constant hits?

The White House says the president did receive compliments from Boy Scout leaders and Mexico’s president but in person, not on the phone, as he contended. However, Mexico's president and Boy Scout toppers are pleading a different tale. Why does this matter? The leader of the free world should be free from telling tall tales.

No lie says Sanders: Trump got praise from Mexico, Scouts https://apnews.com/21687f727e6143b39aacb7ec82e75a6b

The Donald was known to question President Obama for taking time out on the golf course, and for the wisdom of taking vacations. But with a 17-day getaway to his private golf club in New Jersey, the president is readying to join the annual August exodus from the town he calls “the swamp.” Trump set to embark on 1st vacation since inauguration https://apnews.com/92e4caccb0194dce81c4b91e1dffb66b

He calls himself a great negotiator, but according to comments made by leaders from Russia and China, they say нет and 沒有.

Donald Trump just keeps lying @CNNPolitics http://cnn.it/2hqyLRn

He can’t handle the truth: Trump's latest prevarications http://nydn.us/2wn8J44

Trump's nonstop lies may be a far darker problem than many realize http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/08/trump-nonstop-lies/

There is so much more the list goes out the door... http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/statements/byrulin…