So, this is what the next 4 years are going to be like.
Trump: "I'm going to ban Muslim immigrants"
Trump's chief counsel, Kellyanne Conway: "He's not going to ban Muslim immigrants"
Trump: "I'm going to build a wall. Such a big wall"
Conway: "He's not going to build a wall"
Gaslighting. Its an extremely effective behavioral strategy. It's often employed by sociopaths and narcissists. Politics and gaslighting know each other very long and very well.
And for you kids too young to remember it, Gaslight is an excellent film starring some greats - Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, Charles Boyer and a very young Angela Lansbury. Give it a go.