[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Yes it has, through its numerous (indirect) spokesmen, such as Dobson, Watts, among others, who have been retreating to this statement for the past two days.

[untrained skeptic]

Wow, Dobson is a spokesman for the Whitehouse? I never knew.

I suppose that the Whitehouse goes and sticks words in his mouth and he can't think for himself either.

Anything smart or stupid he says is just the product of the Whitehouse, and obviously not comments of his own.