Art of the retreat: Summit failure further scuffs Trump's deal-maker claims
He alone can't fix it: Twice in as many months, at home and now abroad, President Donald Trump has gambled on his self-touted negotiating prowess and lost.
The president's walkout Thursday from his summit in Vietnam with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in keeping with his abrupt departure from a pivotal meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January on border security. That earlier impasse didn't end well for him. Congress ultimately rejected his demand for billions to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, his signature campaign promise.
Trump suffered in both instances by insisting on his "I alone can fix it" approach to the nation's and the world's problems. He raised expectations of success in each case and personalized the negotiations, all but dismissing the typical groundwork of advisers - both to persuade Kim to halt North Korea's nuclear weapons program and to force Pelosi's agreement to a border wall.
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