He HAD to be drunk.........
...........there's no other explanantion.
Waiting them out until his alcohol level was down and he was sober was the only way he knew how to handle it. Plus, he had the Secret Service to protect him......LOL.....what a hoot!
Any reasonable person would have gone to the hospital with his wounded pal and talked to police there. I'll bet he has put a gag order on the Secret Service detail. Under "National Security"; now THAT's a hoot!