Most Bills Ever?

Our pathologically lying president, Donald J. Trump, keeps insisting that he has signed more bills in his first year in office than any president. It appears to me that he is slightly mistaken. He is obsessed with being the best, biggest, most, first, etc. Well, his bill signing record does hold a record that can be described with a superlative. That adjective is LEAST or FEWEST. There are a few possible explanations for this blatantly provable lie. One is that Trump's math skills are terrible and he cannot differentiate a higher number from a lower one. Another is that his staff of incompetents gave him the wrong information. My theory is that he knows the facts but doesn't care. He thinks people will believe him or soon forget he lied. He has no allegiance to the truth. A frightening possibility is that he is so delusional that he believes what he says.

Here are the numbers according to Politifact: 

President	Bills signed in year one	Pages of legislation
John F. Kennedy	684	1,404
Dwight Eisenhower	514	1,107
George H.W. Bush	242	2,518
Jimmy Carter	241	1.595
Richard M. Nixon	211	545
Bill Clinton	209	2,556
Barack Obama	118	3,473
Ronald Reagan	108	1,223
George H.W. Bush	102	981
Donald Trump	94	2,038

 I ask, is 94 larger than any number on that chart? Another source puts Trump's count at 96, still the fewest of the last 60 years. 

The total number of bills signed does not indicate the importance or impact of the legislation. There is no reason to lie about it. The issue probably wouldn't have even come up except that Trump had to brag about a something he didn't accomplish.

Of course, this is not a surprise or shouldn't be to anyone who pays attention. Trump spouts lies and misinformation at a rate of over five per day. No surprise, but very disappointing. 

It will be interesting to see how Trump's minions spin this blatant lie. Will it be just one explanation or will there be multiple interpretations?  I'm sure Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders are crafting a response right now. 

I may be old and out of touch, but I still believe facts and the truth matter.

wjh