Its more than silence and polite lies. You are being disingenuous, because there was no more bluster from Trump than the Mexican launched first.
And what he actually did was show resolve, which is the exact opposite of what the others do,,,, like go to the border to hand out soccer balls to the invaders.
I think his response was perfect. I’m sure it’s not what the ex el presidenti was expecting!
And please, all the fainting over words? Small minds worry about small matters. ‘A’ word is a rather tiny matter in the big scheme of what we are facing.
The pious attitudes are in over drive.