To the Editor:

Re “Trump’s Lies,” by David Leonhardt and Stuart A. Thompson (Op-Chart, Sunday Review, June 25):

I greatly appreciate the presentation of President Trump’s lies over these last five months, but I doubt that their publication will deter this president from continuing his mendacious behavior. Simply put, lying works for him: It gets him lots of headlines, and his supporters seem pleased that the mainstream media appears to be quite frustrated.

The bigger problem is that printing and broadcasting Mr. Trump’s lies isn’t having much effect on his tens of millions of supporters. They still tell pollsters that Mr. Trump is their voice. If we want to peel away Trump supporters, we have to not just publicize his lies but also demonstrate how the president’s actions threaten or hurt them personally. And, above all, we have to present better policies for all Americans.

RIC STEINBERGER

INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV.

To the Editor:

While we should not become inured to President Trump’s lying, I believe that he doesn’t mean to lie. It seems to me that Mr. Trump perceives any simple follow-up question about, say, a previously stated policy position as a confrontation, and he becomes extremely uncomfortable, if not panicked. His sole mission at that point becomes his extrication from that situation as quickly as possible. The truth doesn’t play a role.

We have now reached the point where any “definitive” statement from Mr. Trump is meaningless. To the president, the truth is merely collateral damage.