Despite copious evidence proving that the 2020 presidential election was the most secure election in U.S. history, a number of Americans still believe the lie that the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
New York Times columnist Thomas B. Edsall, author of essay “Why Millions Think It Is Trump Who Cannot Tell a Lie,” joins us this week to give some insight into why people believe the lies spoken by Trump and his supporters, despite the evidence proving otherwise.
Watch the interview in segment two of the Jan. 23, 2022 episode of Flashpoint in the video player above.
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