ABSTRACT
This chapter details the frequency and extent of Trump's lies (almost 11,000 to date), the reasons he uses them, and why he gets away with them. Contrary to the widespread idea that Trump suffers for his mendacity, much of the country actively enjoys it. Warf examines the geographic dimensions of Trump's lies, including the border wall with Mexico, immigration and refugees, the environment, and international trade. The chapter then offers a brief contrast of theories of truth proposed by Habermas, Foucault, and Trump himself, who is an inadvertent philosopher given to a nihilistic, self-serving version of truth suited to the era of simulacra.
