There would be no need for him to lie, nor should he. What he should have done is avoided making a phrase that is going to be used as a sound bite and is easily going to be taken out of context.
I'll give ya an example, when Ann Coulter wrote the book treason, and was promoting it, liberal media folks tried to goad her into a soundbite against various politicians, she didn't bite and she managed to make sure everything she said, couldn't be taken out of context. Thats polish.
Exactly. Or better yet -- don't give interviews to Michaelangelo Signorile, noted left-wing activist, in the first place!