It is not clear why Boehler would have reconsidered his initial answer to the question of whether it was Trump who personally approved his direct interactions with Hamas, since the president has himself publicly confirmed and defended the outreach:

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday:
1. “We are helping Israel in [holding] those discussions because we’re talking about Israeli hostages,”
2. “We’re not doing anything in terms of Hamas.
3. We’re not giving cash…
4. You have to negotiate.
5. There’s a difference between negotiating and paying.
6. We want to get these people out.”

It could just be that Boehler is beginning to realize that he has mishandled his mandate.
Then again, given the complacency exhibited by Boehler in his interviews, he is unlikely to be questioning his own performance.

Indeed, he smilingly indicated in several of the interviews that he might “drop by” on Hamas again.

Doubtless Hamas, which must be laughing in disbelief at the emissary Trump sent their way — so contrasting a figure, it should be noted, to the empathetic and earnest Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, on whom the hostages’ families have built so much hope — would be only too pleased to see him.