Two big and passionate crowds have descended on Washington — one thrilled by Donald Trump’s inauguration, the other appalled. There are differences between Trump and every one of his predecessors, however, making this truly a leap in the dark. But I cannot recall any other public figure, let alone any president, whose every utterance needed fact-checking the way Trump’s words do. In “The Art of the Deal,” Trump calls his rhetorical method “truthful hyperbole.” But there is no such thing. Trump’s power is not unchecked.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2017 21:58 UTC