Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic

by David Frum

falsely insisted that he lost the popular vote only because of somewhere between three and five million ballots cast by illegal aliens. He falsely claimed that his was the largest inaugural crowd in history. He repeated false stories about New Jersey Muslims cheering the 9/11 attacks. He recited false statistics about the majority of terrorists since 9/11 entering the United States from foreign countries. He falsely denied that his campaign communicated with Russia about hacking the Hillary Clinton campaign. He falsely boasted that he enacted more bills in his first one hundred days and first six months than any previous president. He even told a false anecdote about an imaginary friend named “Jim” who never visits Paris anymore because