This Is as Blatant a Presidential Lie as You'll Ever See

If you have trouble reading this message, [view it in a browser](. [This Is as Obvious and Blatant a Presidential Lie as You're Going to See]( The president lies all the time, about things large and small. This is not a controversial statement. Often, those reluctant to use the word "lie"—in the media and elsewhere—will say that to call something a lie, you have to know what's in a person's heart. You have to know they knew the truth, but instead intended to deceive, when they offered up a false statement. (The Washington Post, for instance, has compiled a list of more than 5,000 Trumpian "false claims" while in office.) But even under that strict definition, Donald J. Trump has been caught lying repeatedly while serving as the American president. There was another example Tuesday, thanks to new reporting from The Wall Street Journal. [Read More]( [Nobody Defies Willem Dafoe]( He has been Jesus and a Japanese death god. A prisoner of Auschwitz and an SS officer. A clean-cut Fed and a lascivious sociopath with rotten teeth and a pencil mustache. A vampire, a priest, and once, for an experimental-theater piece, a nun. A London banker and a Florida motel manager. T. S. Eliot and the Green Goblin. Now, as he enters his fifth decade in films, Dafoe is set to take on Vincent Van Gogh—a role sacred to artists everywhere—in a movie directed by Julian Schnabel. It's a long way to come for a kid from Appleton, Wisconsin. The Fall + Winter 2018 Edition of Esquire's Big Black Book—starring legendary actor Willem Dafoe—is coming to a newsstand near you. [Read More]( [The Best Drug I've Ever Taken Wasn't Even a Drug. It Was EMDR Therapy.]( Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland, co-creator and star of the truTV series Those Who Can't, is used to making light of life's darkest moments. In his first book, Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir, Cayton-Holland recounts one of the most devastating events of his life: the death of his sister, Lydia, who took her own life. In this exclusive excerpt from the book, Cayton-Holland reveals the therapy that helped him recover from the post-traumatic stress disorder he suffered following his sister's suicide—Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)—and the path toward healing from his family's loss.[Read More]( [The Voters Are Rising Up Against the Thieves]( Developments in Kansas, Michigan, and Florida give us reason to feel optimistic that voters are beginning to take attacks on the franchise seriously, and are going to the polls to revenge themselves, in proper democratic fashion, against the vandals who have been running wild over the past decade.[Read More]( [This Fall, Get a Jacket That Feels Like a Blanket]( Fall style allows so much more freedom for dressing. The cool weather means you can layer, wear different fabrics, and finally bust out great coats and jackets that make outfits feel complete. And though you'll want to wait for brisk days to bring it into the rotation, shearling—real, faux, or sherpa—is the perfect way way to embrace the colder months in comfort. Whether you're looking for an artfully applied detail or going all-in, here are 10 of the coolest ones to buy right now.[Read More]( [What You Need to Know About the Real Russian Romanov Family Mystery Before Watching The Romanoffs]( Matthew Weiner's first post-Mad Men show isn't a period piece, but you still need to know a little history. [Read More]( [Read More on Esquire.com]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice]( esquire.com ©2018 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019