He is too stupid to figure out that he could be caught in that lie. And it is a lie; you don’t forget decisions like that. He chose the glory of getting attention by boycotting both inaugurations and he got caught.
But he is an icon, and icons can do no wrong. If I heard he is a civil rights icon once, I heard it a dozen times. The “icon” handle is tied to him with a very short rope.
The MSM were all in lockstep.
I must have heard the term "icon" 6 times, in a report that was 2 minutes long.
I'd laugh at the liberals who swallow this...but unfortunately they're allowed to vote.