i think if he just made the claims ona stream it would be easy for him to walk it back. but he probably made the same claims to people who are close to him and friends who trust him and to admit he was lying to those people would be damaging to his personal relationships and decrease how much those close advisors and friends could trust and be loyal to him. so he has no choice to just double down and never admit it although by now everyone knows he's an obvious liar, those intimate people cannot directly acknowledge it. it had to be something they sort of go along with and not think about too much
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