Trump's long war on truth undermines his pitch for Americans' trust on Iran

Donald Trump claimed again on Tuesday to have secret intelligence, "tremendous information," that explains why he needed to kill Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.

And then, in the same exchange with reporters in the Oval Office, he repeated his old lie that he had opposed the invasion of Iraq from the beginning. And then he said his former national security adviser John Bolton "would know nothing" about the dealings with Ukraine that had led to Trump's impeachment, though Bolton clearly does.

Trump has essentially asked that Americans just trust him that Soleimani had to die to prevent an "imminent," "very major" attack. Even if you put aside the long history of presidential deception about matters of war, Trump's consistent and flagrant disregard for truth has made trusting him quite difficult.

The killing of Soleimani is one of the most significant decisions of his presidency. Trump has lied, incessantly, even about insignificant little stuff. (I've counted more than 7,000 false claims since his inauguration.) Would the guy who made up a "Man of the Year in Michigan" award, who touted a nonexistent phone call from the Boy Scouts and who adds tens of thousands of people to the actual size of the crowds outside his campaign rallies be above overhyping a bit of intelligence?

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