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The Art of the (Weakest) Deal
If Trump or his people are negotiating for you, then you will lose: China, India, Russia, etc., showing how it’s done.
China and India are fighting back against Trump’s “on-again-off-again” tariffs. They don’t believe the champion of the “art of the deal” is very good at deal-making, so they are calling his bluff. Many countries are calling his bluff. Like a parent who threatens to punish a child but never follows through, the threats eventually mock the parent in the child’s eyes. Donald Trump’s incompetence mocks our nation and makes us look weak.
Longtime adversaries India and China, concerned by President Donald Trump’s disorienting early moves in trade and diplomacy, are testing a fragile thaw in relations (India Edges Closer to China).
China has launched a massive PR campaign mocking Trump for being against free trade. In a very un-Chinese way, there is no disinformation, no typical Chinese lies. Beijing has decided to let Trump’s words and actions speak for themselves, and they have also applied the speeches of Ronald Reagan, their mortal enemy, to help Americans and others see that the greatest threat to the world’s economy is Donald Trump. India agrees, and with each passing day, they are getting closer to assuming an “Eff you, Trump” approach. Why…
