Most great Presidents don't, they rise above it, jab their opponents with humor and sometimes for levity self deprecating humor. Reagan being the master at it.
Instead he takes on opponents by name, Rush, Glenn, our policy groups, that has never been done before other than Billy Jeff with Rush.
But this is very thin skinned and borders on a Captain Queeg moment....
Maybe he is coming unglued, like the thread with that rumor suggest.
Rabies?