A better idea may have been to turn the tables and state something like, "I have answered your question, are you looking for something more to your liking?"  There are more mature ways of dealing with the media and one way is to confront their needling.  That's the same thing Jagmeet Singh had to deal with regarding the Sikh posters of the Air India bomber.  Sometimes the media asks questions that go beyond reasonable or benefit to the public.