Why? Our attention spans are longer than that, one hopes, and Dr. Paul doesn’t speak in sound bites. He never has.
Because he was specifically given the opportunity to make clear whether he thought we invited it and he didn't take it.
If he said "no" then elaborated that still would have been helpful. But you can read his answer all day and still not be sure he didn't think we invited it simply because he was specifically asked and didn't give a specific answer.
Being clear is not the same as speaking in a soundbite.
I don't dislike Paul. He's much, much better than my representative. But I don't want him as president.