"The best way to keep Donald Trump's presidency in perspective isn't to go down the rabbit hole with every fight he picks or statement that mangles reality, but instead to realize the sheer volume, Axios managing editor David Nather writes.
We looked through his public comments and tweets for this week, and found an avalanche of personal attacks and statements at odds with reality.
Why it matters: For history's sake, let's not lose sight of how unusual this is.
The list includes:
He heckled Robert Mueller, both before his testimony and after: "Robert Mueller did a horrible job."
He attacked reporters who asked him to respond to Mueller's testimony, calling one "fake news" and another "untruthful."
He infuriated the leaders of Afghanistan after noting that "if I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the Earth." Afghanistan officials demanded a clarification.
He suggested investigating President Obama's book deal: "Let's look into Obama the way they've looked at me ... Let's subpoena all of his records."
He kept attacking four Democratic congresswomen of color, tweeting that the group was "a very Racist group of troublemakers."
He denied a WashPost report that he had talking points on the lawmakers, even though there's a photo of them.
He claimed with no evidence that undocumented immigrants "vote many times, not just twice, not just three times."
He claimed that Article 2 of the Constitution gives him "the right to do whatever I want as President." (It doesn't.)
He accused the news media of inventing sources: "There are no seven sources. They make them up." (We don't.)
He charged that social media companies "censor opinions" and "decide what information citizens are going to be given," and claimed his supporters have told him "they make it so hard to follow you." (Go to Twitter, look up @realDonaldTrump, and see if it's hard to follow him.)
Breaking ... Trump this morning attacks House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings of Baltimore:
"[T]he Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded. Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place."Axios
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