Letter: Do the Ten Commandments no longer matter to Trump’s base?

"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of lies and numbers, particularly the use of statistics, to bolster weak arguments. The phrase was popularized in America by Mark Twain.It's a practice used increasingly enthusiastically by President Donald Trump, who, according to the Washington Post’s Fact Checker, has upped his daily average of lies from just over five a day in his first quarter in office to over 15 in the latest quarter. Whether it's attend