I disagree. The Communist strategy has always been to attack. The POTUS will have to address the more weightier falsehoods and attacks, but the Left won’t dictate a Conservative presidents game plan. Period.
The POTUS will have far more important issues to contend with rather than waste his or her time responding to every personal attack and false accusation leveled against his administration.
I don't think you need to confront every piece of criticism or lies, but a conservative POTUS better have some discernment to know when to fight back and when to just ignore it. Let's not allow the left to define a conservative POTUS or POTUS candidate.