Is he playing a Kinder? You can always have a convo about the habit and pre-plan some little things he picks up to speed up the game. I also agree with the above about using it as an out of game interaction.
You can also always use this habit to further the story, and lead to some interesting consequences, good or ill.
With the level of loony of of MAGA, yeah, that’s exactly what someone in his camp would say.