Clinton's lie was about personal behavior in a private context. Did anyone believe him when he said he didn't inhale? Maybe some did, but most people figured that he was lying. Did anyone care? No! His experimentation with marijuana was not a matter of national importance.

Trump's intention to turn the United States into a theocratic dictatorship, on the other hand, IS something of national importance.

Does anyone believe him when he says he knows nothing about Project 2025? Nope! Why would we?

First, everyone knows that if the Donald's lips are moving, he's lying.

Second, MAGA is a strong-man personality cult. MAGA acolytes are counting on Trump to implement Project 2025.

Third, Project 2025 is a MAGA wet dream.

Fourth, most of the authors of Project 2025 worked in the Trump White House and/or on Trump's campaign(s).

Fifth, Trump has said over and over that he is fighting for Christians/Christianity. (Remember when Trump launched a paramilitary force against peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square so that he could pose with a Bible in front of a church? The symbolism was unmistakable.)

Sixth, Trump said explicitly that he would be a dictator on day one. (The part where he said "only" on day one of his second presidency? That was a lie.)

Does anyone care? Yes! Many of Trump's supporters (Christian nationalists, neo-Nazis, Hell's Angels, etc.) want, wish for, fervently desire an authoritarian takeover.

And the majority of us view that prospect with horror. We want this American experiment in representative democracy to continue. It's had its ups and downs, but overall its arc bends towards justice. So yeah, we care. A lot.