@mattblaze @CStamp @GottaLaff Let's assume he was deliberately included. They chose a "lib" media. They kept POTUS out of the loop. It's possible that they recognize that dear leader is getting a lot of negative press outside of the Fox/Newsmax bubble, and so they wanted to disseminate a message of manly competency to the "liberal" media.
They assembled the Mission Incompetent team and ignored the reporter.
Also, adding Fox or Newsmax would probably have resulted in phone calls and confusion, disrupting the meeting and message. The actual reporter kept quiet and paid attention.
I can't imagine not noticing. If it's the chairman's chat, he used phone numbers he had. It just seems to me, at this point, that they wanted this to happen.