For those appalled by our president and those middle-grounders whose minds haven’t been rewired by propaganda, I come offering the power of unvarnished truth and perhaps a bit of comfort. It can feel, especially lately, as if reality has been bent sideways and backwards, like facts are meaningless.
It would be unsurprising at this point for the following scenario to unfold. Trump: “Bigfoot is real.” Excerpt from a U.S. Department of the Interior Inspector General Report on Bigfoot: “There is no indication that Bigfoot is real.” Trump, Republicans and conservative pundits: “See, we told you Bigfoot is real!” Such is the disinformation-rich country we call home. It’s exhausting.
So I have two things to tell you, one good, one bad. The good is that facts still matter, and truth still exists. But here’s the bad. You can’t feel exhausted. You have to cling to the truth, tighter than ever before, because an entire political party, a massive conservative news network and the leader of the free world are trying to pull it away.
President Trump did extort a foreign government in an effort to influence the 2020 election, and then obstructed Congress’ efforts to investigate him. Hold fast to the truth. It’s the only path.
