hˈʌseɪn hɪmsˈɛlf sˈɛd hiː hæd mˌeɪd ðə ɹᵻmˈɑːɹks ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tʊ ɐ kwˈɛstʃən fɹʌm lˈeɪlə ˈælˈɛɹiən, bˌʌt hæd kəmplˈeɪnd tə ðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ ðeɪ wɜː pˈʌblɪʃt ðˈæt ðeɪ "lˈækt kˈɑːntɛkst", ænd ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɹᵻmˈuːvd ðə ɹᵻmˈɑːɹks.
Hussain himself said he had made the remarks in response to a question from Laila Al-Arian, but had complained to the Washington Report shortly after they were published that they "lacked context", and the publication eventually removed the remarks.