His response should have been "no response!"
There's very few good things that come out of these exchanges with the public.
Now, there's been an entire story made out of it.
This is the type of thing coach Flo and that NE brand is constantly referring to.
The more time you dedicate to this then the less time you dedicate to your craft.
Meh....It was two words and period, I don't think he was really giving it much thought.