Generally, JT, a large organization will have a limited number of top people authorized to speak to the press and they’ll all be on board with the company line.
“…a large organization will have a limited number of top people authorized to speak to the press and they’ll all be on board with the company line.”
I know that. I gnaw on my tongue constantly. Still, there might be some GM politics at work here. Or they decided to float a disavowal to see how it was received. Apparently it wasn’t received well, because they returned to the original offer.
You may be entirely correct. Your theory makes absolute sense.