He clearly isn&#x27;t saying that, he is not attacking the journalistic efforts, he isn&#x27;t being disingenuous (at least not in the sense you imply, but he could be grandstanding for political gain rather than saying what he really thinks).<p>He&#x27;s using a figure of speech, the meaning is that the current situation where the best effort is coming from the journalists should not be allowed to continue, but there isn&#x27;t any implication that they should stop what they are doing, it is an acknowledgement that the FBI or whoever should be leading the way.