Yes, he waited a whole 24 hours to respond to a NYT article that he didn't know was coming out to distort a report that had no policy recommendations.
Yeah, he was cowering.
Yeah, he was cowering.
Say what you will, but in todays new cycle 24 hours is way too slow. And he didn't make a statement he waited until a reporter asked him a question about it. How long would he wait if he was never asked about it?