How so?
Every day, over and over again, people on the internet say (in essence) that the politicians of the two parties are in bed with each other, that they share the same interests as opposed to those of the people.
Now, all of a sudden, when a politician says that he doesn't hate the other side, he's a liar?
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. So ask anyone else in the state of Maryland how good O’Moneybags’ word is.