Trump has lied about the stupidest stuff: crowd size, carcinogenic windmills. The smallness of the lies mattered. It taught the public that if you can't even trust him about little things, you definitely can't trust him about big things.

Trump has lied about the stupidest stuff: crowd size, carcinogenic windmills. The smallness of the lies mattered.
It taught the public that if you can't even trust him about little things, you definitely can't trust him about big things. https://t.co/LVQaiLDPwP

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 28, 2020