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Why would Trump lie?
About winning the popular vote?
https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/politics/donald-trump-voter-fraud-popular-vote/index.html
About the inauguration size?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/06/donald-trump-inauguration-crowd-size-photos-edited
About a hurricane track?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/trumps-pointless-lie-hurricane-dorian-and-alabama/597469/
Or 30,570 other times?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/24/trumps-false-or-misleading-claims-total-30573-over-four-years/
He lies because he can't help himself. He can't distinguish reality from fantasy.
But you have to love someone so stupid as to ask that question at the DNC.
It's not about questions and answers.
It's about them. They are important. They know it all. They are right.
He lies because it makes him feel better, saying good things about himself and bad things about things he doesn't like
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/10/trump-has-rare-public-moment-self-awareness/
But you're right, he's such a narcissist that he can't help himself. Facts don't care about his feelings.