Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina share a penchant for a loose association with the truth that just might make Fiorina the perfect person to be Director of National Intelligence under Trump. The two met Monday to discuss the matter and decided that China is a huge threat to the U.S. Russia, not so much.
Fiorina’s sound assessment—a contrarian view to that of U.S. intelligence officials—is the perfect extension of her campaign trail assertion that "Politics is a fact-free zone." Now, Fiorina wants to put that skill set to work in governance too.
Perhaps the greatest demonstration that Fiorina would be the perfect fit for Trump's delusional world order was her ability to imagine things that didn't actually happen, followed only by her ability to deny things that did actually happen.
Fiorina famously fabricated a horrific scene from a nonexistent video attacking Planned Parenthood that showed a "fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’ ” Lie, total lie. Perhaps real to Fiorina, but to no other sentient being on this planet. But it's okay, cuz Fiorina balances herself out by also not remembering things that did happen—like when she called same-sex marriage "the law of the land." Ultimately, she tried to pin that quote on John Kasich or some other GOP candidate. But one thing she knew for sure: "I am not aware of having said that."
Perfect! If there's two things Trump admires most in loyalists it's their ability to re-imagine reality and dispense with pesky facts. Fiorina has shown an innate propensity for both.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said Fiorina was being considered to head the National Security Agency. We regret the error.