This is representative of a communication problem Trump has always had. He is great at trolling, apt nicknames, and generally riling up his base with blunt statements that gets his followers to yell, "yeah, you tell 'em!"
But when the moment demands a cogent recitation of facts, he's got nothing. He needed to say, "but Leslie there was this and this and this and this," but all he can do is repeat his same blunt objection. He needs his supporters on twitter (or McEnany) to make the detailed case.
There is a segment of both parties that firmly believes that the other side is tough and vicious and breaks the rules and that their guys are too nice. Partisans of both stripes say "they want a fighter". Partisan Democrats I know love Schiff for this same reason.
I think this is a feature of the issues we are facing with tribalism. A subset of Americans is not looking for a good decision maker, they want a gladiatorial champion for their tribe.

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