If you read the whole article there is no “but” idea...SO...good observation. Stray word but maybe with a psyops meaning
I pay attention to that type of thing because a professional debater said it in a book I read, and when I started looking at it (and listening to it) in real life, there seemed to be truth to it.
More likely just sloppy editing...what we would expect from the current state of things in the MSM.
When you hear hoofbeats in the USA, think horses, not zebras...:)