Trump, for some reason, lies about not having left the White House when he clearly has

That's not even a good lie.
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Kellen Beck
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Trump, for some reason, lies about not having left the White House when he clearly has
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a round-table discussion on border security and safe communities with State, local, and community leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. As the second-longest government shut down continues, Democrats and Republicans have not found a compromise for border security funding and President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Credit: ALEX WONG / Getty Images

President Donald Trump has been having quite the weekend.

First, there was the New York Times report that revealed the FBI was investigating Trump to see if he was working on behalf of Russia, a report that he called "insulting" but never concretely denied.

Later that day, Trump decided to voice a bizarre lie about his whereabouts for the last few months, telling Fox News host Jeanine Pirro that "I haven't actually left the White House in months." That one struck a chord.

Naturally, a lot of people were confused

Much of the confusion stems from the fact that Trump has been to both Iraq and Texas in the last month, in what were very public and heavily covered trips.

While some people are questioning the integrity of the 72-year-old president's brain, activist April Reign made the connection that perhaps Trump doesn't consider his trips to see U.S. troops or the border he loves to bloviate about as important.

He possibly meant that he hasn't been to his favorite vacation spot, Mar-a-Lago, in months.

Meanwhile, the government has been shut down for the longest stretch of time in U.S. history thanks to Trump's demand for an absurd amount of money to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without paychecks that they desperately need to survive.

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Kellen Beck

Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at Mashable. Follow him on Twitter @Kellenbeck

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