As usual they know full well what he meant, as they do with all conservative arguments
but its impossible to make a response to it because its dead on the money, so instead it has to be twisted, over simplified, 'misheard' or fake-outraged into a strawman instead
I mean how many times (for example) have you made a comment or meme against illegal immigration and the liberal responds as if you just said 'immigration'? Yep. Every time. Thats how it works.