It was a tasteless joke. Whoever reported that statement out of the meeting should be fired. This leaking from WH sources has been going on for almost a year and a half. Why hasn’t it been made policy yet that ANYONE who leaks information from the WH (even if it’s inadvertent) is fired?
They HAVE to know who the leaker is by this point. Why is he being protected?
Time for the White House to state simply - “We do not respond to alleged statements from anonymous sources who may or may not be credible and accurate. If an individual, or individual, come(s) forward and publicly makes a statement about an event that is meaningful, we will respond if we determine a response is helpful to the public or necessary for clarification. It is unproductive for the media and this administration to spend time on issues where the facts cannot be determined because parties making claims will not come forward and speak on the record.”