Because the hiding in the food cart story, exposes the "left the WaPo press pool reporter to die at 8,000 feet via missile" story.
So anyone with a brain, doing their job woulda said "uh, sir, we can't tell them about THAT or we're gonna have a shitstorm on our hands. This is a nothingburger right now, let's leave it that way."
But not Trump's guys. Apparently.