IF there were any reporters left in Washington, might the ask the question “could you please quote some examples for us, or is this flying out of your ass?”
You can rely on the information having come “flying out of (your) ass” as the source of “news” being reported in Washington.
But then, reality is very likely even more improbable than any form of fiction that could be cooked up. You see, fiction has to be at least plausible, while reality obeys no such constraint.