I'm kind of a gossip hound, but watching the media whip the small fires into giant forest fires so that they can cover the result is infuriating.
Anybody who tells a very big lie is paid attention to. If you say, 'Shakespeare could not write. He was illiterate,' everybody says, 'Well, what do you know that we don't?' That's what Trump does all the time.
Shock always sells. You know? But you could shock in good taste.
And nobody lies as much as the indignant do.
If we applied more science reporting standards to political reporting, most of these politicians wouldn’t be able to make all these outrageous statements. We ask where is your data? How can you prove that?
Hyperbolic headlines always attract more attention than mundane truths.
As president, Trump does and says outrageous and false things every week, from ordering arbitrary travel bans to accusing President Obama of illegal wiretapping with no evidence.
I couldn't care less if they [the media] say I'm pregnant with twins by my brother.
Mick Jagger could French-kiss a moose. He has child-bearing lips.
I found that if I stack the moments correctly, people will believe in the most outrageous things.
I remember talking to someone who is vegan. At the time, I would hear a lot of outrageous claims from vegans about the good that being a vegan can do for you, for your health and whatnot. I remember someone once told me vegans don't sweat, so I started my mind going.
