I don't think that's a personal attack or an ad hominem. It's just wild for any "news" source to give a fuck about that guy's opinion on the matter. I mean, he

I don't think that's a personal attack or an ad hominem. It's just wild for any "news" source to give a fuck about that guy's opinion on the matter. I mean, he basically is just a, any twitter user in this regard (I'd argue indeed, actually a bit worse... but that's personal). Someone is writing anything at any point in time on twitter. Unless it's a mathematical proof or thorough logical argument, you can very much ask: Why the fuck should I care?