That's what I don't get either about this lame excuse excuse. The Man-Who-Would-Be-King said "period" at the end of that sentence countless times. There is NO REASONABLE WAY there could have been any precondition, hidden or otherwise attached to the statement!
Not for any REASONABLE person anyway.
It's astounding who is buying this load and how. Just boggles the mind.
He's also on tape saying that the Cadillac coverage plans have to change, that they are wasteful. So if you had one and liked it, it became outlawed as it was.
Never trust a Stalinist. They lie. Always.