As you pointed out, Trump is chipping away at this. He is educating the public a little bit a time, by giving them milk before meat, and by chip, chip, chipping, he is also keeping this headline news. He's nailing two birds with one stone.
The man is smart! ( Just like he says he is!)
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able. 1 Corinthians 3:2