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Among the many reasons... here is my biggest. It might seem silly at first, but bare with me.

When John Oliver insulted Donald Trump, Trump talked about how John Oliver had asked him to be on his show, Trump refused, and that's why he was insulting him. John Oliver never invited him, nor did anyone from the show. His show doesn't even typically feature guests.

Donald Trump said that the NFL sent him a letter to talk about how they didn't want the NFL games against the presidential debates. The NFL denies ever having sent these letters.

Donald Trump claimed he owned Trump Vineyards completely, and invited reporters to check for themselves. They did check. Trump Vineyards is not owned or affiliated with Trump.

Of course, it would be hard to find a politician who doesn't lie, exaggerate, rationalize, or spin the truth. But, I've never seen a presidential candidate lie about things that are so trivial, so easily disproven, and so pulled out of thin air. It wasn't like he was being pressured, or was trying to make up an excuse for some blown action he's made. These were stupid lies that were completely unprompted and completely unnecessary.

This is the behavior of a pathological liar. Normally, people lie to avoid some kind of negative consequences. While I wish politicians (including Hillary) did not do this, it's at least rational human behavior. Pathological lying is done without any external pressure, generally for the purpose of self aggrandizement. This is usually indicative of a deeper problem such as narcissistic personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder.

Trump is simply not mentally well. And these silly pointless lies are the clearest evidence of that.