I agree, I think Mr. Savage is going to find that he seriously misunderestimated Mr. Beck.
Not doing so only embiggens Savage’s penchant for jealous insults. The cromulent thing to do is to refudiate immediately.
Just for the record, I’m used to Savage being a bit of a jerk towards his colleagues, but last night he took it WAY too far. I turned him off and I won’t be turning him back on for some time, if at all.