To the editor:
Trump contradicts 28 other NATO members and claims they all agreed to his demands on military spending. Why do the media continue to headline the president’s fatuous assertions as if they may be true?
The choice to place Trump’s lie that he was victorious at the NATO summit in the headline of this article is misleading at best, irresponsible at worst, and simply reinforces the alternate reality of the president’s base.
At this point, “Trump claims the moon is made of cheese” doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
One of the reasons we have an incompetent president in the White House is the media’s habit of pretending he’s just like any other public official, when it has long been crystal clear that he’s not. I wish The Times and the rest of our news media would start covering this unrepentant, habitual liar like an unrepentant, habitual liar.
Michael Finnigan, Encino
Note from KBJ: When I read a letter like this, I thank God for Donald Trump.
