How President Reagan dealt with the Berkeley protesters in 1969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpg0UfpuUAs
He should have offered them his mic and calmly debated them. His powers of persuasion would have won them over.
Reagan was a natural no-nonsense, hands-on leader who got things done directly with his famous we win, they lose attitude. Lawyers want to gum, er, talk their opponents to death.