Regardless of the damage done, it’s only the last thing he says that counts.
Reminds me of Nate Silver in 2016. A year of "Trump has no chance, 99% that Hillary wins" to "Maybe Trump has a small chance" the day before election day to something like 'He's got a 50/50 chance' at like 2pm on election day and there ya go. On the record Nate Silver predicted it could go either way.