Ben Ferguson: “They lied and said he had a cold.”

“But second of all, I think you'd also, if you thought there was a medical issue there, you probably would actually let people know because they did. Remember, they made up an excuse. They lied and said he had a cold. Like, if you thought something was bad, that's your alibi to get out of a terrible debate. Which is why I think they didn't actually say it is because this was the cognitive normal for him.” (27:32–27:34)

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