Billionaire and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out Saturday at the “epidemic of dishonesty” in politics that he said poses “one of the most serious dangers” to American democracy. During a commencement speech at Rice University in Texas, Bloomberg slammed the “endless barrage of lies” and “alternate realities” in national politics. “How did we go from a president who could not tell a lie to politicians who cannot tell the truth?” Bloomberg asked. Lies, he said, are only the start of a profound disturbance in U.S. politics. “When elected officials speak as though they are above the truth, they will act as though they are above the law,” Bloomberg said.

Source: Huffington Post May 13, 2018 01:40 UTC