You are 100 percent correct. This is orwellian liberal speech. Know it well. I come from a family of prominent dems. When my father was literally on his death bed with cancer my brother was giving an interview to reporters saying he was fine. He died within the week. Maddening. Ruth is not ok and will not be back.
One can't obviously lie that much in public without destroying one's credibility. Does your brother regret it? Or didn't it matter for his career?