I get your point...but...diplomatically if Obama was on the plane and on Chinese soil, then any diss is disrespectful to Obama, and 2) Susan Rice is a high-level Obama official. Drudge is not that far off.
Drudge could have used “Obama administration official” or he could have just used “Susan Rice.” But he specifically used “Obama.” It’s called clickbait and I’m sorry to see it used on Drudge.