They will defend it nonetheless.
We are at war with our own government and the Ruling Class. When are the "Normals" going to stand up and act like it.
Thus my tagline below for the last 18 years .....
My guess is Sarah Huckabee Sanders realized the video and audio of this vective was political gold and didn't walk out. Sometimes, you draw enemy fire in the hopes of taking the hill. Indeed, just a quick perusal of the handful of things Ms Wolf has done (especially the BBC special "American Autopsy") suggests the WH knew EXACTLY where Ms Wolf's bit would lead.
The key to success in this saga, is to NOT respond in kind to all the statist/media virtue-signaling. That is, Repubs should soak in all the MSM throwing of Ms Wolf under the bus, and beat the daylights out of the media, Dems with this faux olive branch.
The WH and Deplorables should NOT accept this #FakeApology and instead double-down on pointing out how out-of-touch statists and NeverTrumpers are with Normal Americans. A couple of memes with Ms Wolf and Harvey Weinstein together would be awesome icing-on-the-cake.