charlatan

This same conflict between fact-checking and fiction has played out countless times over the past decade, to the detriment of pretty much everyone except the transparent charlatan who is, for the third consecutive election cycle, the Republican presidential nominee.

Some said they were tricked by his anti-establishment rhetoric, only to realize he was just another politician looking out for himself; others always knew he was a charlatan, they said, but voted for him anyways because voting for Republicans is just what Republicans do.

“You abused your position and you’re a charlatan who used and is still using your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven to be junk time and time again.”

In the appearance vs. reality debate, the Democrats are finally understanding they need to destroy the appearance that Trump is a strong man and expose him for the weak-kneed charlatan that he is.

Crypto aficionados dismissed Dr. Wright as a charlatan.