What a tool. What would he know about negotiations or diplomacy? The discussions with Mexico just started, for Pete’s sake.
Trump didn’t roll over like your average Republican would have at the slightest sign of resistance and that’s making liberal heads explode.
We can’t spare this man. He fights.
“The discussions with Mexico just started, for Pete’s sake.”
The author of this article doesn’t know squat about hardball negotiations. Trump came out strong and laid down his main objective. The other party is free to walk off the used car lot, but will probably be back. We have just experienced 8 years of weak and pliable negotiating by the Obama administration. “Just tell me what you want and you can have it.” It will be fun to watch as the Trump team shows strength on our behalf, as he promised during the campaign.
Even on CNN, after it was released that Trump and Nieto had talked and the Mexican government released a positive statement about the conversation, a panel of their analysts commented that it is how Trump makes deals. He puts out a bomb, leaves the other side to think about, then negotiates with them when they decide the best thing to do is talk. Most of them admitted it will probably work though it is is not the political norm. They forget how Reagan ended the cold war without a shot through strength.
He is an Obama ball-washer. I just looked him up and read a few of his hagiographic articles about Obama.
His opinion is worth less than a bucket of warm spit.