Possible Clues:

• Stubbornly oblivious
• Not wanting to believe the truth
• Refusing to accept the truth, I lie and foolishly will conceal name
• Unwilling to accept reality
• Where you'd expect to find Peter refusing to face the reality
• Refusing to come to terms with a painful reality
• Experiencing the first stage of grief, say
• ... here with old Pence and poor Melania, essentially not accepting what's happened
• Refusing to accept something
• Not recognising central unit's position during trade