Will Trump wait to give a statement and see how the public responds, before taking action on the proverbial "3am phone call"?

I think not. I might not like Hillary, but it's an absolute joke that Adams thinks that Trump is the embodiment of some pure form of democracy. He's changed the game in American presidential politics (he's basically gotten rid of the idea of a "gaffe" at this point), but his goal is selfish; he wants to be president for his own benefit, and he'll say anything to get it.