Slugging her is the last thing he wants to do. Striking a woman is reprehensible. However, making Hillary lose her temper so she lets loose her inner demon, the one that tells the Secret Service to “F-— off” would be the best outcome by far.
She is already unlikable, coming across as unstable under pressure (which I believe she is) would be politically fatal.
I don’t think slugging Hillary (who is barely a woman) is so reprehensible. We all have our own moral compasses, FRiend.