Please read the following:
I saw it live. I don’t need to go to your link
He said it. He screwed up. And today he effectively owned up to it in a very bad way by saying he was being sarcastic. He’s an extraordinary man and an incredible president but he is not perfect.
I hope the issue dies but by leaving early tonight the press is going to smell blood in the water so this issue is probably going to get traction. Hopefully they’ll just be less press conferences and less questions which I think is a good thing.