You failed to mention part of the con is to keep on repeating the lies so the dupes really believe itI've been studying con artists all my life. They have always fascinated me.
I spent over a decade debunking psychics, mediums, and all manner of paranormal bullshit before turning my attention to politics.
Without fail, I have found every con artist to be dumb as a bag of hammers, and Trump is no exception.
Where con artists differ from the rest of us is that they have no conscience. They are sociopaths.
The most powerful tool in the con artist's kit it the desire to believe on the part of the mark. 90 percent of any con takes place in the mark's head.
No amount of facts, counter-evidence, or logical persuasion can make a dent in the mark's desire to believe some of the most outlandish bullshit. If they want to believe grandma is speaking to them through the chain-smoking crone across the felt table from them, there is virtually nothing you can do or say to dissuade that belief. Trust me, I've tried valiantly for a really long time.
"I want to bleev, so it must be true!"
The second most powerful tool in the con artist's kit is to tell the mark exactly what they want to hear. They want to hear grandma is in heaven and happy and looking out for her grandkids from above. They want to hear a Trump replacement for Obamacare exists. They want to hear aliens are visiting from other worlds.
Every con artist perfects a particular hook. So I thought I would demonstrate Trump's particular hook.
Trump's hook is to make a bald assertion, then rely on the weak-minded to repeat that assertion, then to claim the assertion is true by virtue of how many people believe it.
An illustration:
TRUMP: The moon is made of WHITE AMERICAN cheese!
RUBES: The moon is made of White American cheese!
REPORTER: Mr. President, you don't actually believe the moon is made of cheese, do you?
TRUMP: Well, a lot of people say it is.
In my next post, I will explain how Trump expanded on this type of con in the Ukraine.