You hear this tortured construction a lot these days, even from people (like media functionaries) who are supposed to be able to speak English...
"...came out with the fact that they felt like..."
How many times have you heard precisely these words serving as a prelude to some sort of moronic, self-serving gibberish being presented as an undisputed truth? How many times have you heard these words slurred by some jabbering village idiot product of genetic roulette with the IQ of a toaster oven on the evening propaganda broadcast?
If you haven't, file the phrase away and listen for it.
You won't have to wait long to encounter it, the first time.
And then you'll notice it every time.
I apologize in advance for that.
My, you do know how to turn a phrase. And the liberals say we have no sense of humor! ROFL!