Anxious Dems will need to eventually internalize the truth that lots of people are not just capable but willing to see media bullshit for what it is after nearly a decade of Trump on the scene.
If Biden did something similar there would be a minimum of ten follow up stories about what it meant for the campaign, how the loyal project 2025 staffers felt about it, what major donors were saying etc.
It reminds me of early in his campaign for 2016 he stood on stage and talk about how “he loves the gays.” Hating something means he’s all in and when he loves something watch the hell out.