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In today's episode Ryan says "The most famous line from someone out of touch who eventually got beheaded is 'let them eat cake.'" in reference to Trump and his ballroom stuff.

My friend says that Ryan incorrectly thinks Marie Antoinette actually said "Let them eat cake" and doesn't know that it's an apocryphal quote and that he just forgot her name, which is why he referred to her as "someone out of touch who eventually got beheaded." I think Ryan knows it's apocryphal and was simply referencing the line and its underlying meaning itself, and he was indicating that he's aware that it's a false quote by not attributing it directly to "Marie Antoinette" but referring to the speaker of the quote as a general "someone."

What do y'all think? Does Ryan know that quote wasn't actually said by Marie Antoinette?

EDIT: Good lord, this question is not about whether or not it matters that the quote is apocryphal, whether or not it matters that Ryan knows or does not know, whether it was used correctly or not, OR whether or not the quote is apocryphal at all in the first place.

THE QUESTION IS: Do you think, in your opinion, based on Ryan's words that I quoted above, that he knows it's a fake quote or not. I swear most of you people would fail a logic exam. Congrats to u/robotfoodab for being the only person to answer the question I'm asking!

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