Sometimes anons (especially autistanons) can notice patterns across different events leading to a dig or connection, possible totally tangential to the original posting. This is known as "activating almonds" my fellow anon.
https://socialbearing.com/search/user/realDonaldTrump
Social Bearing analysis of @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. Pic shows analysis of tweets arranged by engagement, arranged by likes was similar. I believe it only loaded a months worth of tweets though. It isn't clear on the scope of the dates. It does support your "most liked" theory. Play around with it though anons if you want