Yes, I get your point and I agree that Marcos lost the chance to try and de-escalate things.

The thing is that these are not two random people fighting in a bar. They both have large, very powerful clans and millions of supporters each. If they start talking about who is going to kill whom first, that’s playing a very dangerous game and they both should feel the responsibility to keep things civil. Not for them but for the People who elected them

I am not from the Philippines and am not taking sides here, but if someone taked about killing me (even hypothetically) iI would find it a bit threatening too.

Especially if that someone was very specific about it. Like, not shouting angrily “I’ll kill you!” but describing a plan to send a hitman after me.