In a series of tweets made just before 1 a.m., President Donald Trump called out several Republican critics for releasing an advertisement made by The Lincoln Project.

In the advertisement, The Lincoln Project addresses Trump's botched coronavirus response and how it has caused an unprecedented spike in unemployment claims and tens of thousands of deaths.

Trump followed up on the add with a thread of delirious tweets.

'RINO Republicans' is a term popularized in the early '90s that means "Republican in name only" and was given to those Republicans who were deemed insufficiently conservative in view and practice.

During Trump's 2016 political campaign, a "Never Trump movement" arose in an attempt to thwart Trump's political aspirations. It's these Republicans that Trump is attacking.

His strategy against Joe Biden has largely been a smear campaign that includes misleading attacks on Biden's views on Trump's travel restrictions. But as poll after poll shows Biden still leading Trump and Trump's own approval rating dropping, it seems he's turning his attacks towards those Republicans that still vehemently oppose him and his presidency.

Trump is employing the same offensive, attack-laden strategy he used during the 2016 campaign. He often uses false or misleading statements as a way to generate emotion and verve among his supporters. This thread is a clear pull to attack whoever will stand in his way in order for him to clear a path to victory in 2020.