To mark his first 100 days in office, President Trump granted an interview to CBS' John Dickerson, but he ended up cutting it off in frustration as the two stood in the Oval Office. Dickerson, host of Face the Nation, made the Very Fake News decision to ask the president about a previous statement. In this case, it was the claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had wiretapped him during the campaign. When Dickerson pressed Trump on the issue, he grew frustrated and eventually threw his toys out of the sandbox:

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Here's a transcript of the encounter:

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Trump, asked about his claim Obama tapped his phone, says "I don't stand by anything," says his side was proven, then bails on the interview pic.twitter.com/dRX1WItcOl — Mark Berman (@markberman) May 1, 2017

"I don't stand by anything."

Could there be a more perfect encapsulation of these past 100 days? Trump pledged to "drain the swamp," then filled his transition team and cabinet with lobbyists, billionaires, and plenty of Goldman Sachs alumni. He promised to take on China and declare them a currency manipulator—then said they weren't. He pledged to tear up NAFTA, "the greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world," then told the leaders of Mexico and Canada last week that he'd keep it. In all, he made 60 different promises in his "100-day action plan"—part of his Contract with the American Voter—and has taken no action on 60 percent of them. He's broken five outright. He has also, at every turn, echoed his behavior in the interview with Dickerson: refusing to acknowledge anything he previously said.

Of course, this is all part of the Trump White House's actual worldview: there is no such thing as objective truth, so there's no flip-flopping or hypocrisy, either. Truth is whatever you can get enough people to believe, which is why Trump tells Dickerson that they can have differing opinions on whether or not President Obama ordered a wiretap (or any other kind of surveillance) against him. It's just two competing views of the world. There is no evidence at all, of course, for Trump's claim, which he tweeted off in a fit of rage before hitting the golf course. But the evidence is ultimately irrelevant.

The president believes he should be able to accuse his predecessor of a felony and then move on, never providing justification or explanation. That Dickerson felt the need to continually remind Trump he is the President of the United States probably says it all. After 100 days, the president still does not realize that his words can literally change the trajectory of world history. Or worse, he knows this, and he thinks it's unfair.

Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.

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