Yes. That is possible.
The statement about Clint Esstwood simply does not tie to the reality of his life.
It will eventually come out.
the writer, Tunku Varadarajan, also worked with Politico. he has a number of articles on their website:
July 2017: Politico: Donald Trump and the wrath of Khan
Terrorism, tweets and the souring of a special relationship
by Tunku Varadarajan
Tunku Varadarajan, a contributing editor at POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-and-the-wrath-of-khan/