America's '2+2 equals 5 moment' is a scary lurch toward autocracy
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/president-trump-lying-shithole-cotton-perdue-nielsen-authoritarianism-20180118.html
JANUARY 18, 2018 Will Bunch, STAFF COLUMNIST @will_bunch
The third week of January in 2018 felt like a perfect time to join the girther movement. You know, the growing number of Americans who refuse to believe the official report from Washington, by way of enthusiastic and amiable White House physician Ronny Jackson, that President Trump is who he says he is
a man who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs in at 239 pounds.
At first blush, how could anyone doubt this tale of the tape? After all, Jackson who served in the same role under Barack Obama, with rave reviews from Team Trumps Democratic predecessors came into Tuesdays no-holds-barred press briefing with a stellar reputation. The weird problem is this: No one has ever seen anyone else with Trumps seemingly expanding, um, girth fueled by a two-scoops diet of Fillet-O-Fish sandwiches and KFC who clocks in at that same height and weight. The comparisons quickly ping-ponged across Twitter.
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