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I'll read your post more carefully in a moment, but Trump is taking a new (and better) tack in recent tweets. He is personalizing it rather than lumping every person in a small faction in the same boat.

Great op-ed from @RepKenBuck. Looks like some in the Freedom Caucus are helping me end #Obamacare.
@realDonaldTrump - 5:17 PM - 30 Mar 2017
If @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador would get on board we would have both great healthcare and massive tax cuts & reform.
@realDonaldTrump - 5:20 PM - 30 Mar 2017
Where are @RepMarkMeadows, @Jim_Jordan and @Raul_Labrador? #RepealANDReplace #Obamacare
@realDonaldTrump - 5:21 PM - 30 Mar 2017

I say "better" because by naming allies, Trump is more clearly aligning himself, staking a position, etc. Like it or not, at least he is clear in position.

There is another angle, and that is that Trump learned early on in his venture to politics, he will lose and gain support. Some people will "drop him." His standing only matters on election day. He can afford to lose old supporters. Most voters are fickle, and most can be bought.

I saw those tweets just as you posted that!

I think that it could be used as evidence to prove both our points on this thread; I’m looking forward to seeing how it plays out.

All it will take is a couple instances of landing in hot water and conservatives suddenly, mysteriously not picking up the phone to jolt him back to who’s really paying the rent and spilling the blood for him.

That’s why we non-rich non-NYers have to erupt early and often when alarmed, because our world is really quite alien to him, and he may assume we natives are happy if we’re not chunking any spears.