Some (not so) random comments.
1. Without getting all parable-ly again, one should realize the same language about Trump not being Presidential and not unifying was the same stuff Southern Democrat (and some northern Republican) politicians said about Lincoln. In fact, their reactions to Lincoln's inauguration are remarkably similar to the Democrat and #NeverTrump reaction to Trump's inauguration. Even in the
ad hominem attacks (on both person and spouse)! Finally, even in this the similarities are remarkable (look at the intro to the speech):
When one part of the country/a political party is in open revolt against the laws and government of the country, then the President cannot possibly be unifying. The President really has only two choices: capitulate or fight back. The burden of unifying is on the party in revolt (Democrats back in 1860, Democrats today). But the President unifying? Logically impossible and really just code for "we want you to capitulate." The "unifying" trope is just plain silly if the expectation is that the President is the one to be doing it.
2. Doesn't matter if Trump named or didn't name The Squad. Everyone knew exactly about whom he was talking. What does matter is that the ENTIRE tweet thread was a massive troll job/take-the-bait exercise. The Squad couldn't resist taking the bait and put Speaker Pelosi (specifically) and the Democrats (in general) in the unenviable position of having to "pick a side." If Pelosi and the Dems don't support The Squad these AbFab ladies are marginalized; if she and they do support The Squad they've proved the point that the Democrat Party is all about the undoing of the United States. Frankly, not a good look for the Dems. And it makes the contrast (and thus, choice) between alternatives a stark one (something Speaker Pelosi doesn't want to see happen; she wants to keep it all blurred).
Anyway, and again, without getting all "parable-ly," this was the point of my Patton post in another thread: Trump takes the initiative and persuades in order to control the conversation (just as Patton did to control the flow of the battle).
3. Just like the (hot) Civil War 150+ years back, this current (currently cold) Civil War is far from over. This was not a one and done event; merely another in a series of skirmishes going back 3-4 years (for Trump) and much longer (for opposing visions of what America should be). So just like The Empire, the Dems will strike back.
So keep your (figurative) powder dry, folks. This ain't gonna be over for some time. I certainly hope the Dems recover from their collective madness because I don't want to be moved from being concerned about figurative powder to being concerned about the real stuff.
--- End of line (MCP)