>>”Donald not being very helpful again ....”
Trump is being very helpful. Trump understands how doing this now could backfire in a big way. Notice also, that he said that removing Johnson might make sense in the future. This is Trump’s most explicit indication that he’s not backing Johnson because he wants Johnson to remain in his position, but just doesn’t think it’s the right time to be pushing for his removal with 6 months left till an election.
Re: 38 - that’s an excellent point. President Trump made clear in his statement that he does not have confidence in Speaker Johnson.