Donald Trump lies so much 'because it's fun,' former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci says

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'He also does it because he likes the fact that you guys are talking about it,' Scaramucci told CNN on Friday.

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, who was ousted from the administration in just ten days, said that President Donald Trump lies so much “because it’s fun.”

But after a tumultuous start to his job, where he threatened to “fire everybody” and vowed to purge the administration of leakers, Scaramucci was fired after just a week and a half. He actually set a record for the shortest amount of time served in the position since its creation over five decades ago.

Anthony Scaramucci, named Donald Trump's new White House communications director speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 2017. He was ousted from the administration just ten days later. Scaramucci told CNN that President Trump lies so much because"he thinks it's fun." Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

According to the Washington Post fact checking database, Trump has made over 9,451 lies in just over 800 days. He is now averaging about 22 false or misleading claims a day, which is a significant rise from the 5.9 misleading claims he was averaging after his first year in office.

 

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'You can keep your doctor...your premiums will be dramatically reduced'.

And that is exactly why I don’t believe anything he says. Which is bad as one day there might be a real threat/emergency that will be treated as another lie. thepresidentwhocallswolf

Lies from Scaramucci and trump are already in their genes, because God did not give them wisdom. This is the evil of democracy. You're either deaf or stupid. I'm telling you this for the tenth time.

ScaraWho?

Wrong. He lies because he has deep seated emotional problems and he puffs himself up to create an image of greatness that only he believes.

I don’t know a single liar that lies for “fun”.. It’s ALWAYS for “gain”.. Can you say Karma..

The TrumpCrimeFamily thinks it’s fun to dupe conservatives. Don’t get duped by the Donald any longer.

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