At least in the past he was punked by a state district judge when he was a lowly Governor. Looking at that crew the only confrontation they should have won was at an all you can eat buffet, where they would be dangerous.
KFC should be on standby for these types of situations. When things get tense just wheel out a cart loaded with fried chicken and yell, “free chicken”. End of problem.
Is this what Jeb means by an act of love? I’d hate to see how they act when they hate you.