Eric, There is a whole science to lying : mendaciology.

Trump has a trick which you caught correctly but here is a more precise description:

https://medium.com/liecatcher/trumps-trick-760a07e63ef7?source=friends_link&sk=614e23160fd959434a1fe028d8adb154

But as he nears this election, he is using more Dictator Lies:

https://medium.com/liecatcher/dictator-lies-1363eb393d11?source=friends_link&sk=8faa3fae0015187f8edb1513c88b87f7

If you want a proof of the power of Mendaciology in explaining the basic brain mechanism behind lying, try this:

https://medium.com/liecatcher/mendaciology-4e21bd47d8ba?source=friends_link&sk=0c189fc7d0c94e0c63e9ff8030599b69

Summary, Fire the Liar. Never put a liar in charge of anything...as we learned many many years ago..

https://medium.com/liecatcher/the-elected-official-liar-test-4d4f0242b89b?source=friends_link&sk=87d9755b58b3145f23738909277acdc6