In fact, how does anyone know what Trump intends from moment to moment given the growing piles of contradictory statements and deeds emanating by or on behalf of The Donald from hour to hour?

A few more weeks of this and the overwhelming impression both domestically in the US and internationally and within both governmental and public circles will solidly form that Trump is simply playing everyone against everyone else, that he often doesn't know himself what he is trying to achieve by such juggling and that a dangerous chaos is unfolding.