I heard that too.
longshot (putting the best construction on it-- which I don't tend to buy myself) is that it was a ruse, and booting him makes it look authentic. Who knows?
Think it's a "lonshot," gal??
Think how the expulsion of the dweeb Whorealdo will be viewed by the barbarians.
Sure won't hurt the prospects of those journalists already held captive, will it?
That's some damned good leadership & *strategizing* if this is what I'm thinking it is.
...time for me to "get up to speed." {g}
His ego got him in trouble and his ego would never allow booting him to "make it look authentic"...