Back in 2006, I was doing a job in a Connecticut town off the Merrit Parkway, an area in close proximity to NYC. At the time, I still owned a TV set and was vaguely aware of, and nauseated by, Trump. The house I was working in was a large one, dated and nothing special except for its location. The remodel consisted of basic window dressing for a rabbits warren of rooms with the exception of a grand entrance hall that was totally out of scale and style. My job was to install a Brazilan teak balustrade that wound up the circular staircase and to the mezzanine that connected to the second floor rooms that were small and nothing to write home about. I have worked in many mansions that were well designed and well built. This was not one of them.
To get to my point, in the course of my work I always check out the rest of the house. One "improvement" was a practically windowless study, that while made from expensive materials, had all the charm of sixties basement paneled with cheap sheets of plywood from Grossmans, IFYKYN. While I was in the room checking it out, a realtor and her friend from NYC came into it and the friend couldn't stop gushing over the house and how she lived in a Trump condo and how it was so great and how great Trump was.
You can take from this anecdote what you will but it marks a point in my career that solidly established in my mind a contempt for those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing, some deal.
The image of Trump punching himself in the face should be hilarious. Then you realize he is also punching each and every one of us in the face at the same time.😡 His brand did wonders for Victor Orban… lol.
Yes! The punch lands on anyone who buys gasoline, flies on a plane, or eats food that moves through a supply chain. Which is everyone.
The deeper issue isn’t Trump’s incompetence—-that’s well-documented and not particularly illuminating at this point. It’s the structural problem the article gestures at but doesn’t name: the U.S. delegation was led by Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner, trusted allies with business ties, not experienced foreign policy professionals.
You don’t send your son-in-law to the highest-level U.S.-Iran talks in 47 years unless you’ve confused personal loyalty with institutional competence. Iran noticed. The world noticed. The oil markets certainly noticed.
What a farce and we all can see it…
The Orbán comparison is the sharpest line—-this is the brand: manufacture a crisis, perform dominance, extract nothing, claim victory. It works domestically.
And each person receiving such a “punch” should remember who was responsible for it when casting their votes in November, 2026 and November, 2028. And remember who went along with his madness, too.
As to Jared Kushner … let’s not forget that one of his claims to fame was one of the worst real estate deals in the latter 20th Century—the aptly named 666 Fifth Avenue.
Kushner's presence anywhere always has to do with profiteering and is an automatic red flag to any foreign leader in "negotiations" with the Trump regime. And this time around, nobody has objected to this dilettante's lack of security clearance, possibly because there is no one daring to do the necessary investigations.
Indeed. He shows no business acumen … outside of being MBS’s poodle. And one has to ask why he needs another five billion! How goes the lavish resort & inn in Serbia?
Need it? Avarice, pure and simple. None of the oligarchs needs more money, but they never have enough because they lack the capacity to be satisfied with what they already have. And acquisition is the only sport they actually love.
In regards to the JCPOA, not only was it negotiated with multinational experts and diplomats in play, the US team of John Kerry (highly experienced as a Secretary of State and negotiator) and acclaimed MIT physicist, Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy, knew how to “trust but verify”. Critics say the JCPOA was not perfect. Fine. But you do not rip up what is working, however imperfectly, with nothing and no effort to replace it.
For the current crew of “diplomats” and subject matter experts, negotiation requires pre-work and homework. They read “Art of the Deal”, when they should have had a quick read of “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In” by Roger Fisher and William Ury. This is a book often read by salespeople and studied in college level 101 classes. It can be read in a couple of hours! Personally, I think it is handy in Life 101.
The principles are simple, but often effective. Don’t focus on whether you like the people in front of you. Discover and focus on whatever mutual interests you have in common. Do not take positions. Work together to find creative and fair options. Never issue ultimatums. An updated version of the first book adjusted the approach to criticism of GTY being “too cooperative”. (“Getting Past No”).
Negotiations and sales deals must engender trust, integrity, and credibility, to create sustainable relationships and durable “deals”. In the business world, a sustainable deal and relationship is a win-win long term profitable arrangement. I wonder what actual books Witkoff or Kushner have read in regards to their own sales “acumen”.
Diplomacy is not the same as negotiating a real estate deal in NYC... Couldn't agree more with you on your points relating to trust, integrity, and sustainability! https://canuck21.substack.com/p/how-not-to-diplomacy
Has anyone noticed that Trump used to crow about the "chemistry" he bragged that he had with influential people, such as Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin and Elon Musk? He doesn't do that anymore. I wonder if he noticed that it made people laugh at him. Every transaction Trump involves himself in also heavily involves his ego. He adored the "love letters" he used to get from Kim, and bragged about them not knowing that the language of flattery is de rigeur in written correspondence in that culture.
Yes, Trump has trashed every treaty the US entered into since the time of Bill Clinton, out of jealousy. As we know, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is good policy but Trump pulled us out of the agreement Iran had been abiding by, because it was a huge accomplishment Obama helped write. Trump has also tried many times to destroy the ACA, aka Obamacare.
Trump cannot be, and should not be, mistaken for normal. He's very mentally ill, and a danger to America. The sooner we get him out of office and out of public life, the better.
Despite all the evidence of mismanagement, lousy judgment, inappropriate personal behavior, mental confusion (if not illness), terrible personnel decisions, inability to learn from mistakes or even admit to mistakes, support for and trust in him continues. He’s not the only one who’s failing.
Every day Trump seems to be slipping further and further from reality. I question how long the Republicans in Congress will continue to do his bidding- because there has to come a point in which his mental decline is not going to be brushed under the rug. Those who have bowed to his demands at the expense of their constituents will be forever linked to the failure that Trump (and his entire administration) is, and will be ushered out of office by the voters. And may that day be November 3, 2026!
Very good and accurate description, but I will simplify it down in terms of how he thinks.
Trump has two emotional responses to conflicts:
* 'Spoiled Brat Toddler', demanding and throwing tantrums.
* Teenage Bully, threatening, punching down, corrupting / using people who want to be near him.
Trump famously never studies, never has patience even when the teachers accommodate and try to spoon feed information to him, is unable to respect the idea that anybody else knows more than he does on any subject he 'bothers to understand', always thinks he is the smartest guy in the room, and that by the way, women are not bright...
Trump, in his world of lies and fantasies, never bothers with logic. His compassion is usually very small and easily overpowered by his self interest or his two emotional responses listed above.
ALL Trump is left with in ANY conflict is the two basic behaviors he learned as a kid.
When these do not work, he falls back on the lessons he learned from his mentor, Roy Cohn, the slimiest lawyer to ever live, who protected the Mob Bosses of his day, teaching them how to stay out of jail.
Trump picked up some other manipulative tricks, that fit into his 'Bully' persona. and his 'Social Climber' persona. But neither of those work well on an intelligent person with conflicting priorities of their own.
Trump thinks it is a 'great deal' to lie, to screw over a person you made a deal with. Trump famously, repeatedly refuses to pay people who completed work for him, and if they try to sue him they usually lose more money in the legal expenses than they could ever claw back from him.
Trump DID 'negotiate' (I doubt he was anywhere near the actual negotiations) an update to the Canada, US, Mexico trade agreement, which was simply an 'update' of NAFTA. Not bad, but nothing spectacular. Trump in his second term VIOLATED the treaty he signed, and which has the force of constitutional law.
So once again, Trump never honors deals. He broke the Iran deal Obama had gotten. He breaks every deal as soon as he thinks about it, if it is not all about him. Who would ever negotiate with Trump on anything? He lies, he breaks deals, even deals he makes. He has no honor, no integrity, no concept of 'Service'. Trump sees 'allies' as people he has bullied, or who seek to be near him so he can corrupt and use them. He sees people who do 'good works' as suckers.
Toddlers do not think about consequences. Bullies do not think about the long term.
Anyone who has thought about the nature of Trump, knows to not make deals with him. It would be like making a deal with the devil. The only way to come out on top is to refuse to make a deal. If you bribe him, he will simply come back for more, like the bully who demands your lunch money. he follows this same pattern with people he hires. He starts small to see what he can get from them, then he increases his 'ask', each time asking more, then it becomes demands, then finally he takes them to the level where they either become broken, completely subservient to his demands, or they refuse to cross a line. In the first case, eventually they will be caught in the crimes he forces them to commit, in which case he disowns them. They fail to provide his every fantasy and desire, so he fires them... In the second case he attacks them and fires them. This is his only pattern with those who seek to be close to him. It is his only pattern in the deals he makes. Toddler and Bully.
I am tired of blaming Trump for everything. How does he get away with it all? OTHERS let him! So, I guess he is correct in that “if you are famous, they let you do it” (or words to that effect). He wouldn’t be in this position if others didn’t support him.
Given Gen. Z's disdain for hypocrisy, they might be motivated to vote more if they knew that it was respected journalist Tony Schwartz who wrote "The Art of the Deal." As one Gen Z'er burst out when I told him, "Even the thing he made his reputation on is FAKE!"
Thomas Locatell's excellent comment reminded me of what could be the quintessential example of Trump's modus operandi: His razing of the elegant Bonwit Teller department store on 5th Avenue in order to build Trump Tower.
The 1929 limestone and granite Bonwit building's facade featured exquisite Art Deco bas-relief friezes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art recognized their beauty and their artistic and historic value, and Trump agreed to preserve and donate them to the Met "if it wouldn't cost too much."
But in June 1980, down came Bonwit, and with it the precious art. Later Trump said it was just "junk." Trump used undocumented Polish construction workers, whom he paid about $4 an hour, and often did not ensure suitable safety equipment. It wasn't until 1998 that a lawsuit was settled for about $1.4 million.
Who knew at the time that this demolition would be a metaphor and a foreshadowing of what he would do to America?
I remember that well. Polish immigrants stiffed. His day is coming I can feel it. It was all over for Nixon very quickly after dragging on for almost two years.
I was thinking about your comment and to put my response into another light I would like to mention what it was that struck me the most about it. I have always admired stylish architecture and even in 1980, as I remember now, the destruction of Bonwit Teller offended me. I believe I read about in the Boston Globe. Boston has many preserved buildings but nothing to compare to NYC. Penn Station was destroyed and that was a shame. Unfortunately, I have never been able to tour NYC but your mention of Bonwit got me thinking of the scene in front of Tiffany's from the famous movie. So many landmarks, so little time. I hope you enjoy whatever treasures you have come across in your lifetime.
If schedule permits, you might treat yourself to a trip to Chicago, the epitome of American architecture past, present and future (in my opinion). And one of my favorite buildings ever is the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, built and sustained by a prairie community who honors its interdependence with Nature in its use of all colors of native corn and grasses for its mural covering. And since you mention the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's," here's a story of a philistine who lost: A studio executive with a tin ear and no musical heartstrings wanted to cut the scene in which Audrey Hepburn sings "Moon River." Hepburn argued back fiercely, the scene was saved, and the song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song (Henry Mancini, music, and Johnny Mercer, lyrics). Wishing you the same lovely sentiment. Thank you.
T…p “fiddled” and the negotiations fizzled. Nero didn’t stand idly by when Rome was burning and played the fiddle; but T…p came pretty close while perhaps the most important “negotiations” were happening and he went to a sports event with his equally stupid Secretary of State!
Trumps biggest problem is if can’t control a situation it’s someone else’s. Eliminating Obama’s nuke plan with Iran is the best example of dumbness and total incompetence of a politician. Or even a want to be politician which neither he nor anyone else in his group is.
Only in this position to steal from America for the benefit of billionaires.
The key point of the JCOPA was “joint”, meaning together and an accomplishment which took into consideration the interests of the parties involved. In narcissist T…p’s world, nothing he engages in leaves anything for his adversaries. And in this case, in some ways, Iran is a formidable foe with thoughts and philosophies as foreign to us as the country itself. His ability to bully and his inability to understand that people have feelings which shape their positions will no doubt mean that any agreement with Iran will not happen while he, T…p, is in charge.
Back in 2006, I was doing a job in a Connecticut town off the Merrit Parkway, an area in close proximity to NYC. At the time, I still owned a TV set and was vaguely aware of, and nauseated by, Trump. The house I was working in was a large one, dated and nothing special except for its location. The remodel consisted of basic window dressing for a rabbits warren of rooms with the exception of a grand entrance hall that was totally out of scale and style. My job was to install a Brazilan teak balustrade that wound up the circular staircase and to the mezzanine that connected to the second floor rooms that were small and nothing to write home about. I have worked in many mansions that were well designed and well built. This was not one of them.
To get to my point, in the course of my work I always check out the rest of the house. One "improvement" was a practically windowless study, that while made from expensive materials, had all the charm of sixties basement paneled with cheap sheets of plywood from Grossmans, IFYKYN. While I was in the room checking it out, a realtor and her friend from NYC came into it and the friend couldn't stop gushing over the house and how she lived in a Trump condo and how it was so great and how great Trump was.
You can take from this anecdote what you will but it marks a point in my career that solidly established in my mind a contempt for those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing, some deal.
Thomas, thank you for writing this. See my comment.
Well said!
The image of Trump punching himself in the face should be hilarious. Then you realize he is also punching each and every one of us in the face at the same time.😡 His brand did wonders for Victor Orban… lol.
Yes! The punch lands on anyone who buys gasoline, flies on a plane, or eats food that moves through a supply chain. Which is everyone.
The deeper issue isn’t Trump’s incompetence—-that’s well-documented and not particularly illuminating at this point. It’s the structural problem the article gestures at but doesn’t name: the U.S. delegation was led by Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner, trusted allies with business ties, not experienced foreign policy professionals.
You don’t send your son-in-law to the highest-level U.S.-Iran talks in 47 years unless you’ve confused personal loyalty with institutional competence. Iran noticed. The world noticed. The oil markets certainly noticed.
What a farce and we all can see it…
The Orbán comparison is the sharpest line—-this is the brand: manufacture a crisis, perform dominance, extract nothing, claim victory. It works domestically.
It is catastrophic internationally.
And each person receiving such a “punch” should remember who was responsible for it when casting their votes in November, 2026 and November, 2028. And remember who went along with his madness, too.
As to Jared Kushner … let’s not forget that one of his claims to fame was one of the worst real estate deals in the latter 20th Century—the aptly named 666 Fifth Avenue.
Kushner's presence anywhere always has to do with profiteering and is an automatic red flag to any foreign leader in "negotiations" with the Trump regime. And this time around, nobody has objected to this dilettante's lack of security clearance, possibly because there is no one daring to do the necessary investigations.
Indeed. He shows no business acumen … outside of being MBS’s poodle. And one has to ask why he needs another five billion! How goes the lavish resort & inn in Serbia?
Need it? Avarice, pure and simple. None of the oligarchs needs more money, but they never have enough because they lack the capacity to be satisfied with what they already have. And acquisition is the only sport they actually love.
Or, in the alternative, the Serbian venture is a flop and, like Trump’s casinos, needs more and more infusions of moolah.
"the only card that matters is being the bigger and stronger country"
This is what your average GOP voter thinks and a large number of the dumb warmongering politicians. War is almost always as dumb as it is evil.
How "strong" are we, really, with an autocrat running things and a secretary of defense who is nothing but a cartoon?
In regards to the JCPOA, not only was it negotiated with multinational experts and diplomats in play, the US team of John Kerry (highly experienced as a Secretary of State and negotiator) and acclaimed MIT physicist, Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy, knew how to “trust but verify”. Critics say the JCPOA was not perfect. Fine. But you do not rip up what is working, however imperfectly, with nothing and no effort to replace it.
For the current crew of “diplomats” and subject matter experts, negotiation requires pre-work and homework. They read “Art of the Deal”, when they should have had a quick read of “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In” by Roger Fisher and William Ury. This is a book often read by salespeople and studied in college level 101 classes. It can be read in a couple of hours! Personally, I think it is handy in Life 101.
The principles are simple, but often effective. Don’t focus on whether you like the people in front of you. Discover and focus on whatever mutual interests you have in common. Do not take positions. Work together to find creative and fair options. Never issue ultimatums. An updated version of the first book adjusted the approach to criticism of GTY being “too cooperative”. (“Getting Past No”).
Negotiations and sales deals must engender trust, integrity, and credibility, to create sustainable relationships and durable “deals”. In the business world, a sustainable deal and relationship is a win-win long term profitable arrangement. I wonder what actual books Witkoff or Kushner have read in regards to their own sales “acumen”.
Likely none. They just know everything like Trump knows everything.
Diplomacy is not the same as negotiating a real estate deal in NYC... Couldn't agree more with you on your points relating to trust, integrity, and sustainability! https://canuck21.substack.com/p/how-not-to-diplomacy
Bullying rarely works in negotiations.
Has anyone noticed that Trump used to crow about the "chemistry" he bragged that he had with influential people, such as Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin and Elon Musk? He doesn't do that anymore. I wonder if he noticed that it made people laugh at him. Every transaction Trump involves himself in also heavily involves his ego. He adored the "love letters" he used to get from Kim, and bragged about them not knowing that the language of flattery is de rigeur in written correspondence in that culture.
Yes, Trump has trashed every treaty the US entered into since the time of Bill Clinton, out of jealousy. As we know, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is good policy but Trump pulled us out of the agreement Iran had been abiding by, because it was a huge accomplishment Obama helped write. Trump has also tried many times to destroy the ACA, aka Obamacare.
Trump cannot be, and should not be, mistaken for normal. He's very mentally ill, and a danger to America. The sooner we get him out of office and out of public life, the better.
Despite all the evidence of mismanagement, lousy judgment, inappropriate personal behavior, mental confusion (if not illness), terrible personnel decisions, inability to learn from mistakes or even admit to mistakes, support for and trust in him continues. He’s not the only one who’s failing.
Every day Trump seems to be slipping further and further from reality. I question how long the Republicans in Congress will continue to do his bidding- because there has to come a point in which his mental decline is not going to be brushed under the rug. Those who have bowed to his demands at the expense of their constituents will be forever linked to the failure that Trump (and his entire administration) is, and will be ushered out of office by the voters. And may that day be November 3, 2026!
I believe The Firesign Theater said it first … and best, “We’re all bozos on this bus.”
I’ve been flashing back to Firesign Theater a lot these days.
“Shoes for industry! Shoes for defense!”
Actually, I believe it went. “Shoes for industry, shoes for peace.” I went to UCSB, and they had a house there in the hills.
Very good and accurate description, but I will simplify it down in terms of how he thinks.
Trump has two emotional responses to conflicts:
* 'Spoiled Brat Toddler', demanding and throwing tantrums.
* Teenage Bully, threatening, punching down, corrupting / using people who want to be near him.
Trump famously never studies, never has patience even when the teachers accommodate and try to spoon feed information to him, is unable to respect the idea that anybody else knows more than he does on any subject he 'bothers to understand', always thinks he is the smartest guy in the room, and that by the way, women are not bright...
Trump, in his world of lies and fantasies, never bothers with logic. His compassion is usually very small and easily overpowered by his self interest or his two emotional responses listed above.
ALL Trump is left with in ANY conflict is the two basic behaviors he learned as a kid.
When these do not work, he falls back on the lessons he learned from his mentor, Roy Cohn, the slimiest lawyer to ever live, who protected the Mob Bosses of his day, teaching them how to stay out of jail.
Trump picked up some other manipulative tricks, that fit into his 'Bully' persona. and his 'Social Climber' persona. But neither of those work well on an intelligent person with conflicting priorities of their own.
Trump thinks it is a 'great deal' to lie, to screw over a person you made a deal with. Trump famously, repeatedly refuses to pay people who completed work for him, and if they try to sue him they usually lose more money in the legal expenses than they could ever claw back from him.
Trump DID 'negotiate' (I doubt he was anywhere near the actual negotiations) an update to the Canada, US, Mexico trade agreement, which was simply an 'update' of NAFTA. Not bad, but nothing spectacular. Trump in his second term VIOLATED the treaty he signed, and which has the force of constitutional law.
So once again, Trump never honors deals. He broke the Iran deal Obama had gotten. He breaks every deal as soon as he thinks about it, if it is not all about him. Who would ever negotiate with Trump on anything? He lies, he breaks deals, even deals he makes. He has no honor, no integrity, no concept of 'Service'. Trump sees 'allies' as people he has bullied, or who seek to be near him so he can corrupt and use them. He sees people who do 'good works' as suckers.
Toddlers do not think about consequences. Bullies do not think about the long term.
Anyone who has thought about the nature of Trump, knows to not make deals with him. It would be like making a deal with the devil. The only way to come out on top is to refuse to make a deal. If you bribe him, he will simply come back for more, like the bully who demands your lunch money. he follows this same pattern with people he hires. He starts small to see what he can get from them, then he increases his 'ask', each time asking more, then it becomes demands, then finally he takes them to the level where they either become broken, completely subservient to his demands, or they refuse to cross a line. In the first case, eventually they will be caught in the crimes he forces them to commit, in which case he disowns them. They fail to provide his every fantasy and desire, so he fires them... In the second case he attacks them and fires them. This is his only pattern with those who seek to be close to him. It is his only pattern in the deals he makes. Toddler and Bully.
Any adversary negotiating with him in his second term knows they should hold out for a deal at least as good as the Taliban got.
I am tired of blaming Trump for everything. How does he get away with it all? OTHERS let him! So, I guess he is correct in that “if you are famous, they let you do it” (or words to that effect). He wouldn’t be in this position if others didn’t support him.
If Iran has "no cards," why is Trump negotiating?
Given Gen. Z's disdain for hypocrisy, they might be motivated to vote more if they knew that it was respected journalist Tony Schwartz who wrote "The Art of the Deal." As one Gen Z'er burst out when I told him, "Even the thing he made his reputation on is FAKE!"
Thomas Locatell's excellent comment reminded me of what could be the quintessential example of Trump's modus operandi: His razing of the elegant Bonwit Teller department store on 5th Avenue in order to build Trump Tower.
The 1929 limestone and granite Bonwit building's facade featured exquisite Art Deco bas-relief friezes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art recognized their beauty and their artistic and historic value, and Trump agreed to preserve and donate them to the Met "if it wouldn't cost too much."
But in June 1980, down came Bonwit, and with it the precious art. Later Trump said it was just "junk." Trump used undocumented Polish construction workers, whom he paid about $4 an hour, and often did not ensure suitable safety equipment. It wasn't until 1998 that a lawsuit was settled for about $1.4 million.
Who knew at the time that this demolition would be a metaphor and a foreshadowing of what he would do to America?
I remember that well. Polish immigrants stiffed. His day is coming I can feel it. It was all over for Nixon very quickly after dragging on for almost two years.
I was thinking about your comment and to put my response into another light I would like to mention what it was that struck me the most about it. I have always admired stylish architecture and even in 1980, as I remember now, the destruction of Bonwit Teller offended me. I believe I read about in the Boston Globe. Boston has many preserved buildings but nothing to compare to NYC. Penn Station was destroyed and that was a shame. Unfortunately, I have never been able to tour NYC but your mention of Bonwit got me thinking of the scene in front of Tiffany's from the famous movie. So many landmarks, so little time. I hope you enjoy whatever treasures you have come across in your lifetime.
If schedule permits, you might treat yourself to a trip to Chicago, the epitome of American architecture past, present and future (in my opinion). And one of my favorite buildings ever is the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, built and sustained by a prairie community who honors its interdependence with Nature in its use of all colors of native corn and grasses for its mural covering. And since you mention the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's," here's a story of a philistine who lost: A studio executive with a tin ear and no musical heartstrings wanted to cut the scene in which Audrey Hepburn sings "Moon River." Hepburn argued back fiercely, the scene was saved, and the song went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song (Henry Mancini, music, and Johnny Mercer, lyrics). Wishing you the same lovely sentiment. Thank you.
T…p “fiddled” and the negotiations fizzled. Nero didn’t stand idly by when Rome was burning and played the fiddle; but T…p came pretty close while perhaps the most important “negotiations” were happening and he went to a sports event with his equally stupid Secretary of State!
Trumps biggest problem is if can’t control a situation it’s someone else’s. Eliminating Obama’s nuke plan with Iran is the best example of dumbness and total incompetence of a politician. Or even a want to be politician which neither he nor anyone else in his group is.
Only in this position to steal from America for the benefit of billionaires.
The key point of the JCOPA was “joint”, meaning together and an accomplishment which took into consideration the interests of the parties involved. In narcissist T…p’s world, nothing he engages in leaves anything for his adversaries. And in this case, in some ways, Iran is a formidable foe with thoughts and philosophies as foreign to us as the country itself. His ability to bully and his inability to understand that people have feelings which shape their positions will no doubt mean that any agreement with Iran will not happen while he, T…p, is in charge.
Dude never even read that particular book. Lawd he dumb.