"Stalking off" was my description of what was described:
He ended the interview abruptly, and left, in response to that question. Children who behave this way often get smacked. Not kings and presidents, unfortunately.
Again: if the answer was as simple as you say then how on earth could it cause bad feelings? If the answer was something different that really could cause bad feelings then he could even say just that and everything would be just fine. (And I'd really like to know the answer in that case)