minimization - characterizing something that you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things.
: Blunt trivializes Trump's use of falsehoods, in light of other things he believes people are more concerned about.

minimization - characterizing something that you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things.
: Blunt trivializes Trump's lack of honesty with the public, in light of all the great things he feels Trump is getting done.

minimization - characterizing something that you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things.
: Blunt trivializes Trump's tendency to either mislead the public or "not have all the facts," in light of how accessible he is to the press.