haters would absolutely NUKE it.
There’s a reason they have him in that position and it’s his influence in that community. The people actually in charge of him are smart enough to know how that would look to the very people they are trying to build relationships with.
You’re absolutely right that keeping quiet would make everything easier for those powers and probably himself, but every degree the temperature goes up on this is bad for Utah and great for us. So if he wants to defend his soon-to-be multi-millionaire son, I’m here for it!
Come at him, Utes!