'blow off steam'. He admits he was wrong for what he did...but not for what he said to New Yorkers.
I wish that those Physicians who openly denounced vaccines, masking and social distancing in the face of COVID-19 would publicly apologize for their poor judgement...starting with one of our own OF physicians...BVZ.
Oh, and you're not too helpful either by insinuating without any evidence that others (e.g. Teacher Union Leadership) were doing the same thing...many would call such utterances "Irresponsible"...just like the subject of that article.