I think I know another political figure who says that the press is a tool of the elite and who decries any challenging questions as "fake news."https://twitter.com/JaneKim/status/992114245901914113 …
that thing wouldn't have probably even been published in the final article. Reporters ask questions all the time (and they often receive new or redefining answers) and then they change their story. That's what reporters do every day.