he says he was being "sarcastic", which is....listen, everybody's known for years that americans do not understand irony.
he should have used the word facetious, instead. it's at least an explanation. i'll cite occam's razor on this.
so, do you blame jim jones for the massacre? the idiots willingly drank it...
what is the opposite hypothesis - that we shouldn't question the president? that we should just shut up and do what he says, and blame him if he he's wrong?
you can keep your bacon cheeseburgers with french fries under the bun. but, that would be the end of the american revolution, wouldn't it?
he's right: you need to take responsibility for your own actions. the absurdity of the scenario is just demonstrative of the point....