I had a friend who was the talkshow host of a local radio program. During one of his broadcasts, he said, of a local politician, “Jon Dough is a jerk!”
The next day, of course, that politician called the radio station and told the general manager, “I demand that [the talkshow host] who insulted me, say that he’s sorry, and on the very next broadcast!”
On the next broadcast of the show, the host said, ”Yesterday, I called Jon Dough a jerk, and this morning, he called our studios, demanding that I say that I’m sorry. Ok, I will.”
“I am sorry that Jon Dough is a jerk.”