I haven’t talked to my friend since the inauguration, but I’ll bring it up with him. Hopefully the fact that nothing happened will be enough to get his uncle to move on, but it may not be enough.
A couple of books you might have your uncle read (in addition to NLP stuff)—fascinating history discussions in their own right:
https://www.amazon.com/When-Prophecy-Fails-Psychological-Destruction/dp/0061311324
https://www.amazon.com/Project-Beta-Bennewitz-National-Security-ebook/dp/B000FCK0KI
I believe in taking lemons and trying to turn them into lemonade.
This is a great opportunity for all of us to get a lot smarter.