As far as "splitting hairs" and not taking the President literally go, Trump made the following quotes-free Tweets on Mar 4:

I'd bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!

followed by:

How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!