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Humiliating side-by-side comparison exposes Trump's most pointless lie
Inches of Power, Miles of DeceitThe Photo Does the WorkA photo of Donald Trump standing beside Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who is listed at 6-foot-4, undercuts Trump’s long-running claim that he is 6-foot-3. The reporting adds a useful paper trail: Trump once listed himself at 6-foot-2 on a 2012 driver’s license, then later appeared at 6-foot-3 in his White House medical report. The measurement is petty. The pattern is not.The Lie Is the PointTrump’s height claim is not a medical mystery. It is a familiar Trump operation: inflate the figure, insist on the bigger number, and let the…
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