Trump's Story of Terrorist's Death

Some make light of President Trump's fabricated account of the killing of al-Baghdadi, branding disbelievers nitpickers who are unwilling to give Mr. Trump his due. They excuse the president's continual and documented departure from fact as simply Trump being Trump.

The fact that a majority of Americans mistrust the president's credibility is a serious threat to the functioning of a democracy, where power is ceded by the many to a few. From his patently false denials of misconduct to his misdescription of storm tracks, Mr. Trump has demonstrated an inability to separate fact from fiction.  That should be a disqualifying character trait for any leader, let alone the President of the United States.