And he's a liar. And he did a 180 on Roberts.
So what is your point here?
My point is it's absurd for you to use a liar's words today as proof that he was lying yesterday. In fact, there's no contradiction. He's tempering what was intially gushing enthusiasm. He probably got feedback to tone it down. Point being, today could be the lie, not his initial reaction, and you have no way of knowing.