I’m a philosopher. I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsI’m a philosopher. I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worseThe admission that Trump lies appears to have had little impact throughout his political careerRobert B. Talisse The Conversation Friday 10 April 2026 19:00 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955533","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-lying-truth-philopshy-b2955533.html","title":"I’m a philosopher. I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse"}}CloseTrump v Pope Leo: Reasons why American-born Pope may not visit US while Trump is presidentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs...