The Vice President, becoming increasingly irritated over the accusations and inuendos being bandied about by the media, made the unprecedented move of contacting a major news program to request that he be given equal time to tell his story. The producers of the show, believing that they would be getting an exclusive on the Vice President's admission of guilt, readily agreed to his request.
When the show actually aired, Vice President Chirper did no such thing, angering the show's host who in an irritated aside to his producer, questions what the Vice President has just said.