Something else occurred to me. Trump could be smoking out traitors amongst the congress critters.
“Trump could be smoking out traitors amongst the congress critters.”
I think he’s always constructing what we pool players call a “two way shot”. Both defensive and offensive. In chess, it’s called “forking” - you make your opponent choose which piece he will lose. In military and political strategy, it’s a “win-win”.
Our President is a master.