As I figured. Someone, somewhere misreporting, as usual. Never, ever trust the first report, or the second or third for that matter.
That he told them the truth to the lot of ‘em right there in his office is a far better than the usual retreating and apologizing that Republican leaders often do.
They aren’t journalists...so they don’t respect “off the record”...and they view themselves as enemies of Trump, so they don’t care, as long as they can get a cheap shot in, they’ll take it.
He has the ability to go over their heads now and he will use it if they don’t treat him fairly. Some - maybe most - won’t anyway. They sold out long ago.