“This shit needs to be nipped in the bud. Make an example out of someone before something really bad happens.”
Years after he left the vice presidency, a nutcase tried to handcuff Dick Cheney; “arresting” him for “war crimes.” Cheney cold-cocked the guy.
If someone threatened my son, I wouldn’t be waiting for them to make a move. These guys made public threats, boldly. They can’t deny their words or try to walk them back or scale them down.