“Where did that get him his 1st Term? No, I want the Trump I have been hearing for the last 2 weeks.”
LOL. If you think that the saying keep your friends close but, your enemies closer is an irrelevant axiom, you are sorely uninformed.
This axiom has stood the test of time because it is wise. Alienating people of long-standing power who are purportedly on your side, and vote for many of your issues, even though you disagree on certain other issues is never wise. Ever. Savvy people recognize this and take advantage of it. Politics is NEVER ALL or NOTHING. EVER. Politics is ALL about the possible. Not the idealistic.