He’s mortally in fear of saying even the slightest thing wrong, which no doubt relates to the police state from whence he came. I wonder how long it will be before any of us have to stutter, disclaim memory, refer to notes or otherwise avoid answering simple questions, such as “is he white, black or hispanic”.
You could sure be right, although I think it’s more of a case that his office blew it -— not arriving on the scene in a timely fashion like West pointed out.