Hypocrisy, at least colloquially, means saying one thing and doing another, such as governors giving stay at home orders and hosting large parties during COVID mitigations.
Saying we should ban TikTok and then saying we shouldn’t ban it isn’t hypocrisy. If we’re being charitable, it’s him changing his mind, and if we’re not, it’s simple populism. There’s a good reason the ban was scheduled for just before inauguration, they knew it would be unpopular and didn’t want it to impact the elections.
Trump is absolutely a liar, probably worse than most politicians. He’s also often a hypocrite. I just don’t think “hypocrite” applies in this instance.
It’s less about lying though.
Hypocrisy, at least colloquially, means saying one thing and doing another, such as governors giving stay at home orders and hosting large parties during COVID mitigations.
Saying we should ban TikTok and then saying we shouldn’t ban it isn’t hypocrisy. If we’re being charitable, it’s him changing his mind, and if we’re not, it’s simple populism. There’s a good reason the ban was scheduled for just before inauguration, they knew it would be unpopular and didn’t want it to impact the elections.
Trump is absolutely a liar, probably worse than most politicians. He’s also often a hypocrite. I just don’t think “hypocrite” applies in this instance.