OK, this is a nice theory and all, and these tweets certainly do suggest that that's his angle, but I'll never trust that guy enough to buy it. I'll believe it when I see it.

That being said, this strategy has been used countless times against the Democrats/media: make it appear someone on the right opposes Trump or Trump opposes them. The media invariably deifies them, claiming they can do no wrong. Then the old switcheroo and the media gets egg on their face all while chasing their tail rather than digging into actual shit that could have hurt Trump.