Roy Cohn was the embodiment of evil, in his autobiography he dubbed himself, “a new strain of sonofabitch.” He was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954, when he assisted McCarthy in his crusade to destroy democracy in the name of fighting communism.

Cohn had a sociopath’s instinct for sniffing out evil, and he represented and mentored Donald Trump during Trump’s early business career.

Trump’s never forgotten the three rules he learned from his mentor: always attack, always deny everything, and always declare victory. These rules have served Trump well in his business, entertainment, and political careers.

Trump is a pathological practiced liar, and his penchant for lying has permeated his administration. They deny the unpleasant, inconvenient, and incriminating truth, attack those who speak truth to power, and they always declare victory even when they are standing in the rubble of a devastating defeat.

So, when caught red-handed sharing classified information on a public messaging app, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the other security officials, did what their sociopath boss would have done: brazenly lie.

Signalgate was an egregious act of incompetence, and an unparalleled display of arrogance that risked national security, put the lives of our miliary personnel at risk and flouted laws that try to ensure government accountability.

Signalgate has exposed that deceitful brats who express themselves with emojis hold the highest offices in our government and are beholden to the King of Lies.