Yes. That is normally what I would do, as I said. Since there were no cars behind me, I had no concerns about letting it go (of course yes I did request a lane change after the inappropriate response - we’ll never know what would have happened exactly if I had not done that, but we do know it would not have been correct).
I don’t mind charging up behind a truck in that situation. I was ready for anything and slamming on the brakes was a completely benign option if needed. All completely inappropriate and not what I would do but I wanted to let it play out as an experiment on public roads.
Anyone else in adjacent lanes and it would have meant disengagement.