Yep. By this time it’s pretty obvious that trump will start a phony argument, make something perfectly normal become controversial, insult and bluster, to distract from some really really bad news about himself or his family.
Then the whole trumposphere is obliged to follow in lockstep, defending his lies and ridiculous assertions, coming up with ever more elaborate excuses, until the whole muddled episode dies of its own weight.
Classic propaganda technique.