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Let’s keep this one short, much like Donald Trump’s response.

The US president crossed 20 000 false and misleading claims since taking office last month, and as we head towards the election, that number is only going to climb.

At this stage, if you can’t see him for what he is, I have a great investment I would like to talk to you about, and you’ve also inherited a small fortune from a Nigerian prince!

Please send your banking details, your mother’s maiden name, and the name of your first pet.

Anyway, let’s get down to business via the Guardian:

S.V. Dáte had waited five long years to ask Donald Trump one question: “Mr President, after three and a half years [of Trump’s presidency], do you regret at all, all the lying you’ve done to the American people?”

He asked, and he was met with this response:

I can’t wait to hear Trump’s response when pressed on Michael Cohen’s claims that he witnessed the president get a golden shower.

That payroll tax cut question is also worthwhile, given that it’s a threat to millions of Americans and their Social Security.

Dáte later spoke to the Guardian about why he asked that question in particular:

“I don’t know why he called on me, because I’ve tried to ask him before [in March] and he’s cut me off mid-question. Maybe he didn’t recognise me this time,” he said. “You know, he has this group of folks that he normally asks questions of.”

It was Dáte’s turn on White House in press pool, and so he had a prominent seat. “I had always thought that if he ever did call on me, this is the one thing that is really central to his presidency,” he said.

Trump’s lying was the “singular piece of his presidency that will be remembered in 10 years”.

One gets the feeling it may be a while before Dáte is called on to ask a question again.

That really is enough Trump for one day now. It’s Friday, for crying out loud.

[source:guardian]