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By Philip Rucker, Sean Sullivan and Paul Kane October 23 at 6:00 AM
President Trump campaigned as one of the worlds greatest dealmakers, but after nine months of struggling to broker agreements, lawmakers in both parties increasingly consider him an untrustworthy, chronically inconsistent and easily distracted negotiator .
As Trump prepares to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to unify his party ahead of a high-stakes season of votes on tax cuts and budget measures, some Republicans are openly questioning his negotiating abilities and devising strategies to keep him from changing his mind.
The presidents propensity to create diversions and follow tangents has kept him from focusing on his legislative agenda and forced lawmakers who might be natural allies on key policies into the uncomfortable position of having to answer for his behavior and outbursts.
For instance, Trumps news conference last Monday with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), which was orchestrated to project GOP unity on taxes, instead gave birth to the self-inflicted controversy over Trumps treatment of fallen soldiers, which set the White House on the defensive and dominated the national media for seven days.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) spent weeks cooking up a health-care bill with Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and felt he suddenly had Trumps attention and encouragement when the president called him Oct. 7.
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,233 posts)"No one makes deals better than me" - Donald J Trump
This would be funny if it wasn't so tragic for the rest of us.
syringis
(5,101 posts)...what would it have been if he was not a great dealmaker !
Buns_of_Fire
(17,197 posts)All you need is a couple hundred million dollars of daddy's money, daddy's connections, and daddy's stable of lawyers and accountants. Mix in a lot of hubris, a big mouth, a willingness to stiff anyone who does work for you or lends you money, and a willingness to tie things up in court and wear the other party down.
(From my upcoming book "The Art of the Rump", soon to be a major best seller -- only $29.95 at all bookstores. Exclusive disclaimer for DU only: The above excerpt is actually the entire book, but don't let that stop you from ordering it.)