He wasn't. He had a bunch of graphs he was told showed favourable data but he could not in any way articulate what they said or why it was favourable. He just blathered on about how you can't compare total deaths with total population without explaining why. I doubt he came up with the graphs himself, so Total Moron.
Well, thinking about this more: obviously he didn't come up with the graphs, but it was a full set of reports. Otherwise, the reporter wouldn't have been able to point out the negative reports within the set. He was able to attempt to highlight the positive aspects.
A huckster, a narcissist, a numbskull but not a complete moron.