It was wrong and he apologized, meaning he even thought it was wrong.
From a political science point-of-view, I'm finding this fascinating. JT is tarnished and nothing he does or says now is working.
It's the PC tradition to eat their own. Not so with the Libs. It will be interesting to see if they eat JT or continue to fight for him. I think it could lead to a big rift, long standing rift.
We saw (and continue to see) something similar within the provincial NDP. I know and converse regularly, with people "in the party" that were anti-Selinger. The bitterness remains. The party is still fractured.