I'd rather guess that that is exactly what was on TOTUS. He only reads what his handlers want him to read , and those folks see nothing wrong with this at all.
It's all about the next election. Nothing else.
My work computer is in the shop, so I was at home and happened to see the start of the conference. They showed both teleprompters. The cold-hearted sob was reading from them immediately, including the part about how this “might” have been a tragedy.