The fact there wasn’t a mongo fuss before might mean that people are understanding some implied context.
If there was less automatic gotcha towards Trump and more attempt to find out if he means something reasonable, we would have a lot less cases of our own hair on fire (if not also our pants).
If Ronald Reagan could “trust but verify” the USSR maybe we could do so to Trump?
That’s how I feel about all political candidates and those in office: “trust but verify” because to me, electing a politician is a lot like a treaty with a country that could turn on us at any time.