He is leading, but perhaps something we haven't considered and that is being a leader to change The Culture aka the cultural aspect of Savage's Border's Language and Culture.
But it is deeper than that.
During the downturn of the economy here in MI and the big three trying to survive people discussed that daily similar to the daily talk about your favorite baseball team. In a discussion with the husband of a turn-around expert about how GM on that day had changed CEO's again I told my friend this ain't gonna work no consistency. He responded, via his wife's experience that it takes 3 years to change a corporate culture. It was ironic he said that as I noted Alan Mulally had been at the helm of Ford for 3 years at that point and the change was starting to kick in. Note, Mulally had a consistent manta and plan forward, the "One Ford" just like "Make America Great Again"
With that said, IMHO Trump wants to change the DC culture, and that of the 4 column. He has got 3 years to do it, with roadblocks all along the way with names like Graham, Schumer, Pelosi, etc. With the potentiality of dealing with miscreants like that, no wonder he is going full throttle bully....
Homer Stokes: “This band of miscreants, this very evening...