Yeah, I'll play. He didnt know her. Likely he never even heard of her. I know I havent and she was a Congresswoamn in my state. I remember when she died it was in the news. A week later I already forgot what her name was. And I dont have nearly as much shit going on in my life as the US President.
There's 435 members of Congress - half of which are hostile to the current president and arent in the habit of talking to him. Some of them like Loren Boebert like to go on TV 4 times a week. Some, like Jackie Whats-her-name do not. Thats why nobody outside her district even knows who she is/was.
How about you, Jerry? Did you know who she was before her name was in the news?