Or maybe he stepped back and realized there were other points to consider.
I follow King on social media. The initial tweet blew over in less than a week. Right now the biggest King-related discussion I've seen on Twitter is whether or not 'The Stand' is happening IRL.
King didn't have to do this. Anyone who thinks that King was in danger of being cancelled and this was a desperate attempt to "appease the libs" or whatever are completely overstating the severity of what happened.