How Trump’s Lies Can Inspire New Hope

I used to feel angry and dispirited by the endless lies spewed by Donald Trump. According to Factcheck.org, a non-partisan site dedicated to tracking political lies, Trump has now said over 12,000 lies during his time in office. That’s an average of over 12 lies for each day he’s been President.

In the past, when I’d hear his latest lie, it would hit me as a moral affront. Then, a friend said a single sentence to me about…