You have posted that over and over as it if has any great significance. That is part of horse trading, take the bad deal I'm offering now for a deal that may or may not manifest in the future.The reasons for it, could be anything, it is grading, bartering whatever you want to call it.
I really can't see what point you are trying to make.
He is just trying to deflect, he is embarrassed about his leader being a Russian puppet so he does what his ilk does, WHATABOUTISM. These guys elected a pedophile incestuous rapist because WHATABOUT Pizzagate, they will excuse anything and everything to keep the illusion going.