Yeah.
Sadly, he proved his worth and it wasn’t much.
I'm not really blaming him - he's a young guy, probably raised well enough, who never really thought clearly about what he believes, why it is important, and why to defend it. Most people go through life getting pushed around by media propaganda, government coercion, and leftist social-engineering bullies. Especially, in universities, which are conformist puppy-mills for young and impressionable people.
I know because I had to go through this process myself.