Are they dumb or lying?

Trump and his officials sometimes say they don’t know about something they clearly should have heard of. Are they dumb or lying? I think they are lying. They just don’t want to offend their bigoted cult or discuss things that would make them look bad.

KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this?PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information?KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-17T17:02:04.017Z

I think he’s lying and does know about Roof. He wouldn’t want to criticize Roof because it would probablyupset Trump and his bigoted supporters.

Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2025-09-19T23:36:30.716Z

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