Big mistake.
The left sees an apology for what Gibbs always said it was, a sign of weakness.
You can never grovel enough to satisfy the howling mob.
Del Rio apologized for telling the truth that hurt the feelings of the woke left.
Yep.
If you are dealing with Leftists, when you are right (and even sometimes when you are wrong) you must never, ever, ever apologize to Leftists for anything.
Ever.
They don’t view it as conciliatory or principled action on your part.
They view it as weakness, and it always, always, always invites more attacks from them.
Always.