This comment nails it precisely, I'm perplexed by the downvotes. Snark isn't bad if it's perfectly descriptive.
The snark implies a malicious intent on the part of the author and the newspaper that is unproven and undeserved based on any of the reporting I've seen from WaPo at this point.
No, his comment is accurate even if the author buys into it hook, line, and sinker.