While I could see the wisdom in not propping up a vegetable, I’m not sure acknowledging that they are propping up a vegetable is any more of a “winning strategy”.

ranting: noun

a long, angry, and impassioned speech. “at times, his rantings would become incoherent”

adjective

speaking at length in an angry and impassioned way.

I’m more familiar with the definition that includes the length of the speech. If you were using a definition that only refers to the energy, then I wouldn’t call it hyperbole.

Calling it ranting is hyperbole, but but he did randomly start talking about immigrants murdering women when answering the question about abortion.

https://youtu.be/z8eMauO_T88?si=_MDIXV7B-Hi3IU_5

Their not worried about it