The mark of a troll: express outrage at something, then claim you were “just joking” when folks respond to you. It helps keep you in the public eye and your supporters will eat that shit up. “Ha, ha, look how they overreacted at your joke!”
Clearly he wasn’t joking, he tried to play the political snark game and got eaten alive by his failure. He managed to prove he’s an idiot. But the apple doesn’t fall far… like father like… etc, etc,
Hey, I’m just joking, junior! Go shoot some more big game and cool off, sport. Daddy will be along soon to fluff up your trust fund (and I do mean fluff).