we all knew this, right - trump can rarely be taken at face value. he has no interest in truth; he will routinely lie his face off as a means to an end, whatever that end actually is. you consequently can't believe anything he says, and you're insane to think otherwise.

but, it's easy to forget that he's just a front, too - that there's an entire bureaucracy writing his lies for him, and there are subtle and complex motives underlying the dishonesty.

i initially couldn't figure it out. was he invested in this drug? what the fuck?

but, i dug around a little (something journalists are supposed to do.) and figured it out, and realized that there was some kind of method underlying this particular madness. it didn't have much to do with what he said, but he had reasons to secure a supply of this drug, nonetheless.

i still don't understand why he wasn't forthright.

but, it's a reminder that this president is very complicated.