He knew a lot about his grandparents - and perhaps he feels he's been endowed with abilities to go into people's heads who are long dead - but, to a certain extent, he's making it up.
“What happened on September 11th is at least, theoretically, small stuff compared to what can happen.”
“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”