It's not even a serious question. He is lying because he is a competent ceo. He has objectives in an hostile environnement for his business but knows it will p

It's not even a serious question. He is lying because he is a competent ceo. He has objectives in an hostile environnement for his business but knows it will pass and that as long as he holds, people will move and forget. Lying is necessary if you want to keep doing something for your benefit that people would think you should not.