“Yet Hasan also posed the question of why Trump, and Rogers, were lying, drawing viewers' attention to the larger issue of Trump requiring others to cover for him to prove their loyalty. His comment, " Sorry, Stephen, that's not what he said. I know it's difficult for you. I know you want to try to defend him," put the focus on Rogers's complicity with this corruption. "I am not going to say the president of the United States is a liar. I'm not going to do that," Rogers responded, confirming his own predicament.”