March 24, 2018

Trump is clearly not ‘the ultimate deal-maker and negotiator’

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-clearly-not-the-ultimate-deal-maker-and-negotiator
"Trump has struggled at deal-making because he doesn’t care to do the work necessary to reach agreements. To strike big deals, negotiators need to do their homework. They need to be able to listen to competing arguments. They need to be creative. They need to be consistent and show follow-through. They need patience and an appreciation for nuance. Whatever strengths Donald J. Trump may bring to the table, he has none of these qualities. It’s precisely why there’s reason for skepticism about our amateur president leading diplomatic talks with a nuclear-armed rogue dictator, and why it’s hard to take seriously the idea that the American president is “the ultimate negotiator and dealmaker when it comes to any type of conversation"."