I've been thinking this was a prime candidate for the Streisand effect since I first heard about it. Good for him.
PSA to watch Resident Alien if you haven't. Sci-fi action sitcom based on a Dark Horse comic about an alien who comes to Earth on a mission to destroy it, but then really likes the food. Absolute peak Tudyk.
Even if they're running against someone who would further fund and escalate?You had me until that last sentence.
As though those are the only two options…