It's just self-sabotage and making yourself out to be a jerk. There is something mentally wrong with him. He could have just said I enjoyed spending time and visiting with her and left it that, which is what I would say in general if asked about anyone relevant and asked on tv about it, unless it was known I didn't like them (like Putin, lol). It's just basic etiquette. Dude is lucky he was born into money. He'd never make it in the business world with how he treats others.
It's just basic manners that everyone should have learned by the age of 8.
His brain is rotting.