With how much his words have been twisted by the media in the past, he had to have known using a phrase like bloodbath would’ve been a lightning rod for the media’s ire and sensationalism.
It’s easily disproven by his literal next sentence in the quote. It gives me the impression that with coordination with Elon on Twitter/X, will further delegitimize the Legacy Media for the liars they are with the general public.
How many times has the retraction been bigger than the initial story? Enough people have a seething hatred of Trump they'll continue to believe what was originally reported and not the truth.