I mean, if he said it completely seriously, and the article was published saying he had, then he later came out and said “It was just a joke guys! Jeez, so uptight!”, I’d agree with you, but it was apparently clear from the outset that it was a joke and the headline is likely intentionally written to sensationalize it. The only problem I see here is that someone at rawstory thought this was newsworthy.
I mean, if he said it completely seriously, and the article was published saying he had, then he later came out and said “It was just a joke guys! Jeez, so uptight!”, I’d agree with you, but it was apparently clear from the outset that it was a joke and the headline is likely intentionally written to sensationalize it. The only problem I see here is that someone at rawstory thought this was newsworthy.
They’ve been doing this since the beginning of the year.
It starts with jokes…
This is part of manufacturing consent for certain ideas in the media.
I’m not that concerned. There’s a famous Reagan joke that he did during a sound test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kifJ_mQdpZA