All US presidents run off of a script. That script is written by the Jesuit Order, who has (in my opinion, to be clear) the best script writers in all the world.

The actors? That would be the Freemasons of the 33rd and higher degrees that they control, as they’re also Jesuit too.

The reality is people don’t want to hear the truth. They want to hear what makes them happy.

Because the entire house of cards is built upon these lies and fake public personas. With Trump for example, think about how many millions of people support him despite him being a complete stranger to them. They will defend him to (literal) death despite never once meeting or exchanging a single word with him. This support exists because of what they feel when they think of Trump and these lies are designed to make them feel that way. The same is true for all politicians.

When politicians are honest about their shortcomings, the electorate abandons them. We get the politicians we deserve.

Humanity hates honesty/truth. 80% of us are theists FFS. Feels over reals. You need only sell them a flimsy dream to win their support. Tell them they’re special. Deny all wrong doing, they’ll look the other way. Even if it reeks of bullshit that’s still preferred over reality for a lot of people.

There are limits to this of course but apparently it takes an extreme amount of personal suffering to wake people who fall for stuff like this. Even then, there are still some amount of old days loyalists amongst the survivors of any given ruined empire.

There is actually a popular book that answers this kind of question: “The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics”

I haven’t read it, but from summaries, my understanding is that the answer to your question is that every high ranking office depends on maintaining support from other people with power. Even if we disregard voters, Trump (and other presidents) need to keep generals, oligarchs, and senators happy, or they can remove him from power. Naked disrespect for the rabble displeases these people, because they’re still sensitive to assassinations, market disruptions, challenges from other power centers like state governments, etc.

Because they are the ones in power. Whatever they say is the “official” version. Therefore, the correct one.

If the media says something different from the government, that’s because the media is leftist propaganda.

Take into account how stupid the median person is, then realize half the people is stupider than that. It’s not hard to convince them to vote against their best interest, you just have to lie.

Because you must never break kayfabe

In order to be honest you need a Jesus-like or maybe even good Samaritan level of discipline for longer than you’ve probably even wanted to be in politics to avoid the media being able to cut you down, that is if you’re not one of their preferred candidates; which if you’re honest, you’re not.

Zohran is probably as close as I’ve seen to someone who accepts tough questions and responds with honesty. He’s basically a saint though and that’s not very common. Even considering that they’re going after his wife for pretty based stances. Honesty, in short, is not rewarded with our political and media-driven landscape, unless you make them look stupid just by virtue of the nothing burgers they bring to bear. Otherwise you’re better off giving the razzle dazzle and moving on, or lying convincingly and picking and choosing what you admit to like some other good candidates probably do.

Because then you unite the two groups in the US. Revolts and revolutions happen and are a real threat if the citizens unite. Keep us separated and fighting amongst ourselves and the status quo with them is power stays the same.

The answer used to be because they want votes, but democracy is out the windows now

You’re overlooking 500 people in congress, their hangers-on, governors, their hangers-on, etc.

Politics is the nature of groups of people.

Al you always completely honest with everyone you talk to?

Read Machiavelli. This is all just human nature at scale.

Because the ecosystem of politics wasn’t constructed to be at the service of the people. You’re elected to be at the service as to who funded you the most.

One time we decided a guy was not fit to be president because he laughed a weird way, he had seemingly everything else going for him until that point where he had this sudden moment of very awkward human behavior. People are fickle and weird.

Google “doing a Ratner”. When those in power are honest the mewling masses come unglued.