Literal statements, which dovetails with the go-to when Trump says things which are impossible to justify with any word salad, which is that Trump’s words don’t matter, because you know, he riffs off the cuff so much.

Which translates in rational brains to “Trump lies so much - as in, it’s accidental when he doesn’t - that he never lies”. In other words, nothing rational at all. Trump’s the cult leader, so he’s not held to anything he says. Or does.