I have been missing President Donald Trump’s appearances at the 5 p.m. pandemic press conferences more than I realized. His comments were a source of truth and information not to be found elsewhere.

For example, when he called the pandemic a hoax, I knew it was real; when he said it was contained, I knew it would spread rampantly; when he said he would make sure small businesses would be taken care of as provided for in the congressional bailout package, I knew they were toast and the money siphoned off to big business; when he said, “No, I don’t take any responsibility,” I knew his administration had flubbed the dub even more than was obvious; when Dr. Trump started prescribing treatments for the virus, like Clorox and anti-malarial drugs, I knew more people would die.

See! Trump does tell the truth. You just have to interpret his alternate fact mindset to get to it.