I know you would like me to smile here at the White House. But I cannot, not now. Julian Assange certainly saw what I am seeing. As he watched press briefings, he saw many lies and manipulations. Virtually every major claim was false. Everything was about protecting those in power. The truth was classified while the lies were not. Washington is about crafting narratives and deception, not about truth and honesty. In a way, that's how the world functions. Assange certainly understood that the only way to really get the truth out is through leaks and painstaking investigations, and publish such via non mainstream media. Many mainstream media become part of the system. Even when they pretend to have back and forth interactions in the briefing room, their advertisers were the same, it was all a show. Telling the truth is dangerous. You will not be part of social circles, you will have the @washingtonpost, @politico, and @thedailybeast assassinate your character through hit pieces, you will also not be called on during briefings. Leaking the truth will earn you prison like Assange. This is because the world really functions on lies and deceit, not on truth and honesty. May God help us.