He’s a bullshitter! Quoth Harry Frankfurt (found via this article)
“A liar knows they are lying, which means they know what the truth is, and have a certain respect for it. But a bullshitter either doesn’t know or doesn’t care, and is fundamentally unable to handle being caught. “
Harry Frankfurt – On Bullshit
I was thinking about this when I was seeing the trumpettes valiantly arguing against the world calling Trump a liar for claiming that a living president agreed that The Wall is a good idea.
Trump didn’t lie, he was just trying to bullshit you, as he always does.