I don't remember "crushed" being used by politicians to describe "winning" against an opponent very often, at least not since Trump and Johnson (I'm sure they w

I don't remember "crushed" being used by politicians to describe "winning" against an opponent very often, at least not since Trump and Johnson (I'm sure they would have no problem with using it). It has a menacing undertone in English. Yes, its used in sport quite often, but in that context it is also aggressive. It's just that in sport it is expected, in politics one used to expect calmer language...