My comment is more about this part of the piece....
“gesturing to the handful of reporters that had gathered around him for an on-the-record conversation that would last about 40 minutes.”
So, it is off the record, yet they report what he said during the meeting anyway? That is extremely unethical journalism......
As for the joke, that was just lame.
gesturing to the handful of reporters that had gathered around him for an on-the-record conversation
I did not see off the record in that article?