If he said things differently no one would be talking about it.
There is a pattern
1 Get peoples attention. Say something wild
2 wait while enemies take side against you and expose themselves
Release the truth You gain ;they loose
That’s a good way to look at it. It is working and Trump is smart enough to change when it gets turned on him. I seriously think we’ve got someone here who can carry forward all the way to the White House and not be beholden or pander to any group. About time.