He will deny that comment to the last shred of his Decepticon being. He never said that!

See the problem with being an Autobot? You always fall right into Decepticon traps. Like this, where he's successfully backed her into the cleanser. And being the Decepticon he is, he is going to take advantage. Of course. But he'll be kind of gentle. It just may be a little...ticklish.