Understand. But calling it a “train-wreck” is putting it mildly.
Understood, some would prefer to ramp up the diction. I prefer to stay calm and speak firmly. Whatever else Teddy Roosevelt accomplished, not all of it good, he made a good point: we have a very big stick (if we will remember it’s in our hands), we don’t need to speak loudly. Our words, spoken calmly, will chill the opposition if they are clear and direct.