God I'm just disgusted at all the people here either defending this monster or saying this doesn't matter. Do you realise how creepy and weird you guys are looking defending this.
Your answer is surprising too.
You have never heard directly from the boy, you have no idea who he is in real life, he will never represent you personally, but hearsay is enough for you and thousands of Democrats to hound him online.
This prissy attitude is what makes American politics so destructive and poisonous.
If any mistake is disqualifying, and no mitigating circumstances allowed - such as
being 14, my goodness, how proud are you of you 14-year old self? - then everything in politics becomes about spin, PR and deflection.
No wonder such an electoral environement attracts so many sociopaths.