Lying in the Pursuit of Power

Molly Jong-Fast: “While Santos may take lying to another level, his willingness to deceive the public for power—along with Republicans tolerating or even excusing such behavior—isn’t out of character with today’s GOP. Remember, McCarthy, along with 138 other House Republicans, were willing to overturn the will of the American people to validate Trump’s ‘stolen’ election lies, while also looking the other way for four years as the former president made more than 30,000 false or misleading claims.”

“The message Republicans sent even before Santos is that lying to Americans is acceptable if it’s in the pursuit of power.”