This story is absolutely incredible to me. (As in I honestly can't believe it.)
The media runs with a massive distortion of what he says. When called out on it, they double down.
The left, every day, finds a way to surprise me with their mendacity. Every time I think they've gotten as bad as possible, they say, "BUT WAIT, there's more!"
I think it was Selene Zito who coined this, and is proved more correct every day:
"Trump supporters take what he says seriously, but not literally. The media take him literally, but not seriously."