You don't get to make that stupid argument over and over anymore.
He words caused people to die.
Let me take things to the extreme (I am not comparing or making a moral judgment) and bring a few examples.
MBS's words likely caused people to die. Is Saudi Arabia (and the world) better off with him in control or the Wahabi clerics or Islamic Brotherhood?
HRC "what difference does it make at this point" yet was viewed as a legitimate candidate?
Biden admin botched exit from Afghanistan.
Biden admin loosening restrictions on Iran instead of tightening the noose.