Trump throws out all sorts of bullshit as trial balloons. If he gets too much pushback from conservatives or his advisors convince him it’s a bad idea, then it was just a joke to troll the libs, and Democrats are stupid for taking it seriously. If conservatives like the idea, then he does it, no matter how illegal or unconstitutional it is.

Trump is Schrodinger’s asshole. Every stupid vicious idea he suggests is simultaneously a joke and dead serious. It’s exhausting.