I see the logic, but it's still just excuses. The intensity of words matter to be accurate or to water down. Currently they are watering down. Saying it's to keep integrity while the country falls apart and also while being caught with more flagrant absences of integrity is just hypocritical theatrics and people are right to judge them for that.
This is the bright mind handing out career advice to a young mathematician, telling them they’re entitled because they’re wondering if they’re publishing enough to sustain a worthwhile career, what a joke.
Morons.