They’re doing this because, as Alinsky said, “ridicule is man’s most potent weapon”. If they can take over the dialog, they can re-shape it to the point where Clint looks like a doddering old fool, blathering at an empty chair out of senility, not as a representation of the Zer0’s lack of presence. It’ll be another “I can see Russia from my house!” moment.
Yeah, that will go over well with older voters.