How about you go back and read my post, pay attention about the "just being realistic" part.
I'll make it easy for you.
I don't care how many whistle blowing protections there are, the whistle blower is still going to run the risk of blow back. Sometimes you just have to take it in the *** for the greater good, if you are doing the right thing for the right reasons. Sometimes the biggest hurdle is that dang "if."
I'll repeat just so you don't miss it this time. I'm not saying that Trump's response is acceptable though, because I'm not. In UnTrump world, he would listen to his legal advisers and shut up about threatening the whistle blower. But there is no such thing, so he's going to be a jerk about it. Words, like actions, have consequences and I have no respect for all those, on both sides, who are really outdoing themselves with hyperbole and "parody" to try and score public opinion points.