Oh, Gorka.

In an opinion column for The Hill today, former deputy presidential adviser and current Fox News pundit Sebastian Gorka attempted to discredit Michael Wolff’s controversial Trump tell-all Fire and Fury and, instead, unwittingly confirmed that folks in the West Wing were told to speak to Wolff for the book.

Below is just an amazing excerpt from his piece:

As a result, you’d never see Jim Acosta coming out of my office or Maggie Haberman buying me an espresso at Peet’s around the corner from the West Wing. So, when I met Michael Wolff in Reince Priebus’ office, where he was waiting to talk to Steve Bannon, and after I had been told to also speak to him for his book, my attitude was polite but firm: “Thanks but no thanks.” Our brief encounter reinforced my gut feeling that this oleaginous scribe had no interest in being fair and unbiased.

Not sure what’s the best part of that paragraph. Is it his use of the term “oleaginous scribe”? Or is it his insistence that you’d never see a New York Times reporter buy him some good coffee?

Regardless, the main takeaway from his column is that he stepped on the message he was trying to convey — Wolff’s book is untrustworthy. Gorka is, in fact, pointing out that White House staffers spoke to Wolff, and were asked to do so. As the president is calling Fire and Fury a “Fake Book” with made-up sources, one of his most ardent defenders in the media is undermining that claim.

As you’d imagine, there was quite a reaction on Twitter to Gorka’s admission:

The best way to accompany this Seb Gorka composition is with this GIF https://t.co/D0ujgdpNM1 pic.twitter.com/0Nh0T38iAi — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 8, 2018

Gorka, in trying to knock the book down, confirms people were told to cooperate https://t.co/mAgwRyTbh8 — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 8, 2018

Wolff was in office of Bannon, Gorka’s employer, frequently https://t.co/IXVUJUkQCD — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 8, 2018

This @SebGorka op-ed makes total sense once you realize all Gorka ever wanted was for @maggieNYT to buy him a cup of espresso. #AlphaMale https://t.co/c6goRRtQ16 pic.twitter.com/isnViHcsJ4 — Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) January 8, 2018

Gorka: “I met Michael Wolff in Reince Priebus’ office, where he was waiting to talk to Steve Bannon, and after I had been told to also speak to him for his book…” https://t.co/Mg2L70mAf0 — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 8, 2018

Fredo Gorka was told to say the Trump White House hadn’t given special access to Michael Wolff. He delivered as only Fredo Gorka can. https://t.co/ntMuISnDtU pic.twitter.com/Y3QtZV8a9A — Dan Murphy (@bungdan) January 8, 2018

In a new op-ed, Sebastian Gorka says he was told to speak to Michael Wolff but chose not to, adding that his gut told him that Wolff was going to be unfair. So did he alert his boss? Did he tell his colleagues that he didn’t trust him? https://t.co/BSOGN0G5ge pic.twitter.com/ENVwCZEE82 — Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) January 8, 2018

As Maggie notes, Gorka contradicted Trump, and admits that Wolff was working with consent & Cooperation of White House. https://t.co/mHcVA34NAH pic.twitter.com/NtvjnOKIPl — John Stable Genius Aravosis (@aravosis) January 8, 2018

UPDATE 4:27 PM ET: Unsurprisingly, Gorka reacted to Mediaite’s article, sending out the following tweets:

#FAKENEWS does it again. Request 2 please @MichaelWolffNYC the hack came from outside @WhiteHouse. I was happy to refuse. FAIL @Mediaite. https://t.co/M5HINmM2nY — Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) January 8, 2018

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