You may have missed it, but he praised the question before it had been asked. At that point, nothing but a ridiculous statement had been made. We both know that he loved the setup because talking about the birther crap gets his base riled up, but his response to the ACTUAL question was fair, albeit vague and deferential.
FC knows he’s putting forth a manipulation and a lie but he’s made his bed and now he intends to shit in it