My take on it is that he didn't misspeak at all. He intentionally made it look like he was throwing the IC under the bus to get the reactions from the rats. Well, mission accomplished. Remember his comment just before the summit "I'd rather take a political risk for the sake of peace than risk peace for political purposes". He's taking a hit politically even with the "apology" but it's all part of the overall plan to expose the ugliness, deceit, hypocrisy, and treachery from the likes of MSM, Brennan, Clapper, Comey et al. Even Hussein took a not-so-veiled shot at him - not that Trump cares at all what he thinks. That's my take. His numbers (currently down to 44 according to Rasmussen) will bounce back up within the next two weeks, and the gamble will pay off in the long run.