Trump says he witnessed the “horror and devastation” of Harvey Weinstein’s harassment.  The White House admits he didn’t. In Trump’s world of alternative facts and situational reality nothing is as presented.  You need these 10 Rules for Understanding Trump Speak to distinguish the real from the surreal in Trump World.

• #1) If I say it did happen, it didn’t (“I witnessed the devastation first hand.”; “Largest inauguration crowd ever.”)
• #2) If I say it didn’t happen, it did (“No one in my campaign colluded with Russia.”)
• #3) If I have “confidence” in someone or say that he’s “a great guy”, the bus is stuck in traffic but it will be pulling up shortly. I’ll be thanking him for his service tomorrow.
• #4) If I say, “someone just found out” something you already knew, I mean “I didn’t know that.”
• #5) If I say “everybody is saying”, I mean “just saying”.
• #6) If I say “somebody said”, I mean “I said”.
• #7) There is no bridge too far, no utterance too vile, no act too low, no lie too obvious that I won’t go there and take you with me.
• #8) Feigned outrage is my go-to strategy for masking guilt.
• #9) the unpardonable sin is getting caught.
• #10). Everything and everybody serves me but I serve nothing and no one.