Even when I was a kid I was confused about politicians. Everybody jokes that they lie through their teeth about everything, but people keep talking about what they say as if it means something. It didn’t make sense then, and it makes even less sense now. Anything a politician says should be treated like random noise - any truth in it is there by coincidence only, and should not be used to assume any other part is truthful. Their actions are the only real way to determine where their priorities and motivations lie.