Trump Promises 'Very Large Faucet' Will Funnel Water from Oregon to Los Angeles

https://dubvee.org/post/1976214

I guess it was gradual, but when did it become the job of journalists to try and guess what politicians mean when they make statements? Shouldn’t the meaning be made clear by the speaker? Right now it seems like its:

Trump: Speaks rambling gibberish saying something about a faucet

Journalists: “It seems like Trump is talking about the Columbia river and here’s why that is significant…”

This is what “sanewashing” refers to, if anyone was unclear on that.
Oh I like that term. Will be applying it in my life. Thank you.