How To Understand Donald Trump

[Spare_change]

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If people who are struggling to understand Donald J. Trump just took the time to do their due diligence, they would realize that there is a method to his professional life. There are principles he adheres to and protocols he follows.

Here are some deal points that will tell you what you can expect from President Trump:

Chapter 1: “A Week in the Life” – In 1987, he liked flexibility in his schedule. He wrote that he cannot be “imaginative or entrepreneurial if you have too much structure.”

He loves the phone and the ability to touch as many as 50-100 people a day. In addition, he likes brief meetings and can manage as many as 12 per day averaging about 10-15 minutes per meeting.

His typical business day officially starts at 9am and ends at 6:30pm.

He rarely stops work for a formal lunch. And, when he retires to his residence he continues to make calls well into the evening.

There were no “tweets” in 1987 when he published his book so we can assume phone calls at that time took the place of them at that time.

Chapter 2: “The Elements of the Deal” – Trump aims high. He will keep pushing and pushing to get what he is after.

He will settle on less but only if he feels that is what it will take to close the deal. And, when a deal is closed, he will always claim he got the best of the deal.

Deal-making is an ability you are born with. It is not about how smart a person is, it is about their gut instincts and a person’s ability to act on them successfully.

So, what impresses Trump is a person’s track record, instincts and impression.

To be successful you must do the following: (knowing what you know about the president think of the ways he has applied these to his campaign and to governing so far.)

1. Think Big – Immigration, Repeal and Replace ObamaCare, Tax Reform, etc.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself – Don’t be greedy. Get a deal you can work with -- plan for the worst and accept the best.

Compromise is a necessary component.

3. Maximize Your Options – Be flexible. Never get attached to a one-way approach to closing the deal. Consider many approaches, and then settle on the best.

4. Know the Market – Take counsel from the best and brightest who know their “market.” Cabinet Secretaries are the best and brightest in their “markets” and that is who was hired and that is the counsel he will take.

By and large, like the president himself, he has hired government “outsiders” who were successful business professionals in the area of the departments they now lead.

5. Use Your Leverage – Never show desperation for a deal. Deal from strength using all the tools available to you to project strength. Sometimes that requires “imagination and salesmanship.” The U.S. government and the president have a great deal of leverage to exert, economically, militarily, politically, etc.

6. Enhance Your Location – It is not about location. It is about getting the best deal that will yield the best return. So with governing it can be said that if you want to help a city rife with housing needs - building government housing in one location of Detroit may not be as attractive perhaps as homesteading a blighted area in another. Many more people could be helped at a much lower cost to the government.

7. Get the Word Out – You can have the best policy and solution but if the people don’t know it then they can’t appreciate it.

You must generate interest with your own words and you must create a “buzz.”

You must create excitement.

Trump is about selling himself and thus he sells his products. He does not rely on others to sell. If it is a big enough deal – he does it himself.

The more sensational or outrageous the sale, the better, because the press eats it up.

He does not mind controversy and relishes a good fight with the media (witness Thursday's press conference).

He uses “bravado” as a tool of promotion. He plays to “people’s fantasies” like: “Making America Great Again.”

He realizes that people don’t always thing as big as he does but he can inspire them by giving them hope and a dream that could become reality.

Puffery is allowed as part of the sale because it is a tool allowed in the marketplace.

8. Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked. Sometimes the only choice is confrontation.

Trump will fight back harder than the attack itself. And, he will fight back on multiple fronts, i.e. courts, press, etc.

He never gives up.

9. Deliver the Goods – Trump realizes that after all the hype, promotion and excitement there must be a deliverable. You have to be able to talk a good game but in the end you must deliver.

The heart of getting a great deal is to have the best brand behind it. The United States is the best brand on the market for a president to work with to accomplish an objective.

10. Contain the Costs – Spend what is needed but no more. If you feel you are being taken advantage of – pick up the phone and let the party know.

Even if the complaint is minor compared to the overall cost of a project it is important to let contractors know that you will not be taken advantage of. Haven’t we seen President Trump do this with Lockheed on the Strike Fighter and Friday at Boeing?

11. Have Fun – The excitement of making the deal is playing the game. Trump does not rehash or relive deals because he is on to the next one. He claims that if you enjoy what you do, you will be successful. It is just that simple.

For more insights, you are going to have to read the book. Suffice to say, President Trump is more predictable and understandable if people took the time to learn about him from his own words and examples.

President Trump is applying his business principles to governing. He believes that by applying tried and true principles and protocols that made him successful as a businessman he will also be as successful as a president of the United States.

“The Art of the Deal” was businessman Trump and is President Trump.


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We need to all need be on the same page - you don't have to like it, but you damn well sure have to deal with it.

 

[deltex1]

If you don't understand "Go Fuck Yourself" you can't understand Donald J Trump.

 

[Spare_change]

If you don't understand "Go Fuck Yourself" you can't understand Donald J Trump.

Well, there is that part .... but it wasn't in the book!

 

[NYcarbineer]

Trump is what happens once in a hundred years, like the hundred year flood. It's an unimaginable, unpredictable disaster,

but at least it's exceedingly rare.

 

[Spare_change]

Trump is what happens once in a hundred years, like the hundred year flood. It's an unimaginable, unpredictable disaster,

but at least it's exceedingly rare.

I think the word you are looking for is "pragmatic".

Just because he's doing things you don't like, does not make him a disaster. In fact, half the country would say it makes him right.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Trump is what happens once in a hundred years, like the hundred year flood. It's an unimaginable, unpredictable disaster,

but at least it's exceedingly rare.

I think the word you are looking for is "pragmatic".

Just because he's doing things you don't like, does not make him a disaster. In fact, half the country would say it makes him right.

lol. Try again.

 

[whitehall]

The key to understanding Trump is to accept his victory. I don't recall any such analysis during the Clinton or the Obama administration. As a matter of fact it was better for his supporters not to understand Barry Hussein Sotoro Obama too well. The last thing they wanted was an in depth analysis of Hussein's relationship with his father who was a radical leftist bigamist alcoholic African Nationalist.

 

[deltex1]

Trump is what happens once in a hundred years, like the hundred year flood. It's an unimaginable, unpredictable disaster,

but at least it's exceedingly rare.

Sounds like the last time you got laid.....yo.

 

[Never3ndr]

Note: I was going to cut this article down - per site guidance - but when I tried, I quickly realized that to edit any out would dilute the value of the data.
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If people who are struggling to understand Donald J. Trump just took the time to do their due diligence, they would realize that there is a method to his professional life. There are principles he adheres to and protocols he follows.

Here are some deal points that will tell you what you can expect from President Trump:

Chapter 1: “A Week in the Life” – In 1987, he liked flexibility in his schedule. He wrote that he cannot be “imaginative or entrepreneurial if you have too much structure.”

He loves the phone and the ability to touch as many as 50-100 people a day. In addition, he likes brief meetings and can manage as many as 12 per day averaging about 10-15 minutes per meeting.

His typical business day officially starts at 9am and ends at 6:30pm.

He rarely stops work for a formal lunch. And, when he retires to his residence he continues to make calls well into the evening.

There were no “tweets” in 1987 when he published his book so we can assume phone calls at that time took the place of them at that time.

Chapter 2: “The Elements of the Deal” – Trump aims high. He will keep pushing and pushing to get what he is after.

He will settle on less but only if he feels that is what it will take to close the deal. And, when a deal is closed, he will always claim he got the best of the deal.

Deal-making is an ability you are born with. It is not about how smart a person is, it is about their gut instincts and a person’s ability to act on them successfully.

So, what impresses Trump is a person’s track record, instincts and impression.

To be successful you must do the following: (knowing what you know about the president think of the ways he has applied these to his campaign and to governing so far.)

1. Think Big – Immigration, Repeal and Replace ObamaCare, Tax Reform, etc.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself – Don’t be greedy. Get a deal you can work with -- plan for the worst and accept the best.

Compromise is a necessary component.

3. Maximize Your Options – Be flexible. Never get attached to a one-way approach to closing the deal. Consider many approaches, and then settle on the best.

4. Know the Market – Take counsel from the best and brightest who know their “market.” Cabinet Secretaries are the best and brightest in their “markets” and that is who was hired and that is the counsel he will take.

By and large, like the president himself, he has hired government “outsiders” who were successful business professionals in the area of the departments they now lead.

5. Use Your Leverage – Never show desperation for a deal. Deal from strength using all the tools available to you to project strength. Sometimes that requires “imagination and salesmanship.” The U.S. government and the president have a great deal of leverage to exert, economically, militarily, politically, etc.

6. Enhance Your Location – It is not about location. It is about getting the best deal that will yield the best return. So with governing it can be said that if you want to help a city rife with housing needs - building government housing in one location of Detroit may not be as attractive perhaps as homesteading a blighted area in another. Many more people could be helped at a much lower cost to the government.

7. Get the Word Out – You can have the best policy and solution but if the people don’t know it then they can’t appreciate it.

You must generate interest with your own words and you must create a “buzz.”

You must create excitement.

Trump is about selling himself and thus he sells his products. He does not rely on others to sell. If it is a big enough deal – he does it himself.

The more sensational or outrageous the sale, the better, because the press eats it up.

He does not mind controversy and relishes a good fight with the media (witness Thursday's press conference).

He uses “bravado” as a tool of promotion. He plays to “people’s fantasies” like: “Making America Great Again.”

He realizes that people don’t always thing as big as he does but he can inspire them by giving them hope and a dream that could become reality.

Puffery is allowed as part of the sale because it is a tool allowed in the marketplace.

8. Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked. Sometimes the only choice is confrontation.

Trump will fight back harder than the attack itself. And, he will fight back on multiple fronts, i.e. courts, press, etc.

He never gives up.

9. Deliver the Goods – Trump realizes that after all the hype, promotion and excitement there must be a deliverable. You have to be able to talk a good game but in the end you must deliver.

The heart of getting a great deal is to have the best brand behind it. The United States is the best brand on the market for a president to work with to accomplish an objective.

10. Contain the Costs – Spend what is needed but no more. If you feel you are being taken advantage of – pick up the phone and let the party know.

Even if the complaint is minor compared to the overall cost of a project it is important to let contractors know that you will not be taken advantage of. Haven’t we seen President Trump do this with Lockheed on the Strike Fighter and Friday at Boeing?

11. Have Fun – The excitement of making the deal is playing the game. Trump does not rehash or relive deals because he is on to the next one. He claims that if you enjoy what you do, you will be successful. It is just that simple.

For more insights, you are going to have to read the book. Suffice to say, President Trump is more predictable and understandable if people took the time to learn about him from his own words and examples.

President Trump is applying his business principles to governing. He believes that by applying tried and true principles and protocols that made him successful as a businessman he will also be as successful as a president of the United States.

“The Art of the Deal” was businessman Trump and is President Trump.


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We need to all need be on the same page - you don't have to like it, but you damn well sure have to deal with it.

I just perused some of this, and I have to say, Donald should follow the guidelines of whomever wrote that book for him. Things like "protect the downside," "know the market," and "contain the costs" do not agree with his actions. Trump is running his presidency like he is running his campaign...and it is a "if you are not with me, you are against me" scorch the Earth type of attitude.

Too bad he didn't follow the advice of the guy that wrote that book for him. Sad.

 

[Spare_change]

Note: I was going to cut this article down - per site guidance - but when I tried, I quickly realized that to edit any out would dilute the value of the data.
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If people who are struggling to understand Donald J. Trump just took the time to do their due diligence, they would realize that there is a method to his professional life. There are principles he adheres to and protocols he follows.

Here are some deal points that will tell you what you can expect from President Trump:

Chapter 1: “A Week in the Life” – In 1987, he liked flexibility in his schedule. He wrote that he cannot be “imaginative or entrepreneurial if you have too much structure.”

He loves the phone and the ability to touch as many as 50-100 people a day. In addition, he likes brief meetings and can manage as many as 12 per day averaging about 10-15 minutes per meeting.

His typical business day officially starts at 9am and ends at 6:30pm.

He rarely stops work for a formal lunch. And, when he retires to his residence he continues to make calls well into the evening.

There were no “tweets” in 1987 when he published his book so we can assume phone calls at that time took the place of them at that time.

Chapter 2: “The Elements of the Deal” – Trump aims high. He will keep pushing and pushing to get what he is after.

He will settle on less but only if he feels that is what it will take to close the deal. And, when a deal is closed, he will always claim he got the best of the deal.

Deal-making is an ability you are born with. It is not about how smart a person is, it is about their gut instincts and a person’s ability to act on them successfully.

So, what impresses Trump is a person’s track record, instincts and impression.

To be successful you must do the following: (knowing what you know about the president think of the ways he has applied these to his campaign and to governing so far.)

1. Think Big – Immigration, Repeal and Replace ObamaCare, Tax Reform, etc.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself – Don’t be greedy. Get a deal you can work with -- plan for the worst and accept the best.

Compromise is a necessary component.

3. Maximize Your Options – Be flexible. Never get attached to a one-way approach to closing the deal. Consider many approaches, and then settle on the best.

4. Know the Market – Take counsel from the best and brightest who know their “market.” Cabinet Secretaries are the best and brightest in their “markets” and that is who was hired and that is the counsel he will take.

By and large, like the president himself, he has hired government “outsiders” who were successful business professionals in the area of the departments they now lead.

5. Use Your Leverage – Never show desperation for a deal. Deal from strength using all the tools available to you to project strength. Sometimes that requires “imagination and salesmanship.” The U.S. government and the president have a great deal of leverage to exert, economically, militarily, politically, etc.

6. Enhance Your Location – It is not about location. It is about getting the best deal that will yield the best return. So with governing it can be said that if you want to help a city rife with housing needs - building government housing in one location of Detroit may not be as attractive perhaps as homesteading a blighted area in another. Many more people could be helped at a much lower cost to the government.

7. Get the Word Out – You can have the best policy and solution but if the people don’t know it then they can’t appreciate it.

You must generate interest with your own words and you must create a “buzz.”

You must create excitement.

Trump is about selling himself and thus he sells his products. He does not rely on others to sell. If it is a big enough deal – he does it himself.

The more sensational or outrageous the sale, the better, because the press eats it up.

He does not mind controversy and relishes a good fight with the media (witness Thursday's press conference).

He uses “bravado” as a tool of promotion. He plays to “people’s fantasies” like: “Making America Great Again.”

He realizes that people don’t always thing as big as he does but he can inspire them by giving them hope and a dream that could become reality.

Puffery is allowed as part of the sale because it is a tool allowed in the marketplace.

8. Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked. Sometimes the only choice is confrontation.

Trump will fight back harder than the attack itself. And, he will fight back on multiple fronts, i.e. courts, press, etc.

He never gives up.

9. Deliver the Goods – Trump realizes that after all the hype, promotion and excitement there must be a deliverable. You have to be able to talk a good game but in the end you must deliver.

The heart of getting a great deal is to have the best brand behind it. The United States is the best brand on the market for a president to work with to accomplish an objective.

10. Contain the Costs – Spend what is needed but no more. If you feel you are being taken advantage of – pick up the phone and let the party know.

Even if the complaint is minor compared to the overall cost of a project it is important to let contractors know that you will not be taken advantage of. Haven’t we seen President Trump do this with Lockheed on the Strike Fighter and Friday at Boeing?

11. Have Fun – The excitement of making the deal is playing the game. Trump does not rehash or relive deals because he is on to the next one. He claims that if you enjoy what you do, you will be successful. It is just that simple.

For more insights, you are going to have to read the book. Suffice to say, President Trump is more predictable and understandable if people took the time to learn about him from his own words and examples.

President Trump is applying his business principles to governing. He believes that by applying tried and true principles and protocols that made him successful as a businessman he will also be as successful as a president of the United States.

“The Art of the Deal” was businessman Trump and is President Trump.


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We need to all need be on the same page - you don't have to like it, but you damn well sure have to deal with it.

I just perused some of this, and I have to say, Donald should follow the guidelines of whomever wrote that book for him. Things like "protect the downside," "know the market," and "contain the costs" do not agree with his actions. Trump is running his presidency like he is running his campaign...and it is a "if you are not with me, you are against me" scorch the Earth type of attitude.

Too bad he didn't follow the advice of the guy that wrote that book for him. Sad.

Are you serious?? He epitomizes what the book says .... it is only your jaundiced view of reality that allows you to believe otherwise.

 

[skye]

If you don't understand "Go Fuck Yourself" you can't understand Donald J Trump.

you know what?

I agree with deltex1, OP

 

[Never3ndr]

Note: I was going to cut this article down - per site guidance - but when I tried, I quickly realized that to edit any out would dilute the value of the data.
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If people who are struggling to understand Donald J. Trump just took the time to do their due diligence, they would realize that there is a method to his professional life. There are principles he adheres to and protocols he follows.

Here are some deal points that will tell you what you can expect from President Trump:

Chapter 1: “A Week in the Life” – In 1987, he liked flexibility in his schedule. He wrote that he cannot be “imaginative or entrepreneurial if you have too much structure.”

He loves the phone and the ability to touch as many as 50-100 people a day. In addition, he likes brief meetings and can manage as many as 12 per day averaging about 10-15 minutes per meeting.

His typical business day officially starts at 9am and ends at 6:30pm.

He rarely stops work for a formal lunch. And, when he retires to his residence he continues to make calls well into the evening.

There were no “tweets” in 1987 when he published his book so we can assume phone calls at that time took the place of them at that time.

Chapter 2: “The Elements of the Deal” – Trump aims high. He will keep pushing and pushing to get what he is after.

He will settle on less but only if he feels that is what it will take to close the deal. And, when a deal is closed, he will always claim he got the best of the deal.

Deal-making is an ability you are born with. It is not about how smart a person is, it is about their gut instincts and a person’s ability to act on them successfully.

So, what impresses Trump is a person’s track record, instincts and impression.

To be successful you must do the following: (knowing what you know about the president think of the ways he has applied these to his campaign and to governing so far.)

1. Think Big – Immigration, Repeal and Replace ObamaCare, Tax Reform, etc.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself – Don’t be greedy. Get a deal you can work with -- plan for the worst and accept the best.

Compromise is a necessary component.

3. Maximize Your Options – Be flexible. Never get attached to a one-way approach to closing the deal. Consider many approaches, and then settle on the best.

4. Know the Market – Take counsel from the best and brightest who know their “market.” Cabinet Secretaries are the best and brightest in their “markets” and that is who was hired and that is the counsel he will take.

By and large, like the president himself, he has hired government “outsiders” who were successful business professionals in the area of the departments they now lead.

5. Use Your Leverage – Never show desperation for a deal. Deal from strength using all the tools available to you to project strength. Sometimes that requires “imagination and salesmanship.” The U.S. government and the president have a great deal of leverage to exert, economically, militarily, politically, etc.

6. Enhance Your Location – It is not about location. It is about getting the best deal that will yield the best return. So with governing it can be said that if you want to help a city rife with housing needs - building government housing in one location of Detroit may not be as attractive perhaps as homesteading a blighted area in another. Many more people could be helped at a much lower cost to the government.

7. Get the Word Out – You can have the best policy and solution but if the people don’t know it then they can’t appreciate it.

You must generate interest with your own words and you must create a “buzz.”

You must create excitement.

Trump is about selling himself and thus he sells his products. He does not rely on others to sell. If it is a big enough deal – he does it himself.

The more sensational or outrageous the sale, the better, because the press eats it up.

He does not mind controversy and relishes a good fight with the media (witness Thursday's press conference).

He uses “bravado” as a tool of promotion. He plays to “people’s fantasies” like: “Making America Great Again.”

He realizes that people don’t always thing as big as he does but he can inspire them by giving them hope and a dream that could become reality.

Puffery is allowed as part of the sale because it is a tool allowed in the marketplace.

8. Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked. Sometimes the only choice is confrontation.

Trump will fight back harder than the attack itself. And, he will fight back on multiple fronts, i.e. courts, press, etc.

He never gives up.

9. Deliver the Goods – Trump realizes that after all the hype, promotion and excitement there must be a deliverable. You have to be able to talk a good game but in the end you must deliver.

The heart of getting a great deal is to have the best brand behind it. The United States is the best brand on the market for a president to work with to accomplish an objective.

10. Contain the Costs – Spend what is needed but no more. If you feel you are being taken advantage of – pick up the phone and let the party know.

Even if the complaint is minor compared to the overall cost of a project it is important to let contractors know that you will not be taken advantage of. Haven’t we seen President Trump do this with Lockheed on the Strike Fighter and Friday at Boeing?

11. Have Fun – The excitement of making the deal is playing the game. Trump does not rehash or relive deals because he is on to the next one. He claims that if you enjoy what you do, you will be successful. It is just that simple.

For more insights, you are going to have to read the book. Suffice to say, President Trump is more predictable and understandable if people took the time to learn about him from his own words and examples.

President Trump is applying his business principles to governing. He believes that by applying tried and true principles and protocols that made him successful as a businessman he will also be as successful as a president of the United States.

“The Art of the Deal” was businessman Trump and is President Trump.


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We need to all need be on the same page - you don't have to like it, but you damn well sure have to deal with it.

I just perused some of this, and I have to say, Donald should follow the guidelines of whomever wrote that book for him. Things like "protect the downside," "know the market," and "contain the costs" do not agree with his actions. Trump is running his presidency like he is running his campaign...and it is a "if you are not with me, you are against me" scorch the Earth type of attitude.

Too bad he didn't follow the advice of the guy that wrote that book for him. Sad.

Are you serious?? He epitomizes what the book says .... it is only your jaundiced view of reality that allows you to believe otherwise.

Explain to me how he is "containing costs" or "protecting the downside" (which are basically those who do not agree with him when speaking of it in presidential terms)...when he refuses to reach out to those people? You cannot contain any costs when you ignore them.

Similarly, knowing the market is related in that you cannot ignore the costs (people whom do not agree with you), and pretend to know the market (which is the American people).

 

[skye]

If you don't understand "Go Fuck Yourself" you can't understand Donald J Trump.

Well, there is that part .... but it wasn't in the book!

Book or not

what side are you? (one hopes President Trump)

that's all you have to say

ok?

 

[Spare_change]

Note: I was going to cut this article down - per site guidance - but when I tried, I quickly realized that to edit any out would dilute the value of the data.
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If people who are struggling to understand Donald J. Trump just took the time to do their due diligence, they would realize that there is a method to his professional life. There are principles he adheres to and protocols he follows.

Here are some deal points that will tell you what you can expect from President Trump:

Chapter 1: “A Week in the Life” – In 1987, he liked flexibility in his schedule. He wrote that he cannot be “imaginative or entrepreneurial if you have too much structure.”

He loves the phone and the ability to touch as many as 50-100 people a day. In addition, he likes brief meetings and can manage as many as 12 per day averaging about 10-15 minutes per meeting.

His typical business day officially starts at 9am and ends at 6:30pm.

He rarely stops work for a formal lunch. And, when he retires to his residence he continues to make calls well into the evening.

There were no “tweets” in 1987 when he published his book so we can assume phone calls at that time took the place of them at that time.

Chapter 2: “The Elements of the Deal” – Trump aims high. He will keep pushing and pushing to get what he is after.

He will settle on less but only if he feels that is what it will take to close the deal. And, when a deal is closed, he will always claim he got the best of the deal.

Deal-making is an ability you are born with. It is not about how smart a person is, it is about their gut instincts and a person’s ability to act on them successfully.

So, what impresses Trump is a person’s track record, instincts and impression.

To be successful you must do the following: (knowing what you know about the president think of the ways he has applied these to his campaign and to governing so far.)

1. Think Big – Immigration, Repeal and Replace ObamaCare, Tax Reform, etc.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself – Don’t be greedy. Get a deal you can work with -- plan for the worst and accept the best.

Compromise is a necessary component.

3. Maximize Your Options – Be flexible. Never get attached to a one-way approach to closing the deal. Consider many approaches, and then settle on the best.

4. Know the Market – Take counsel from the best and brightest who know their “market.” Cabinet Secretaries are the best and brightest in their “markets” and that is who was hired and that is the counsel he will take.

By and large, like the president himself, he has hired government “outsiders” who were successful business professionals in the area of the departments they now lead.

5. Use Your Leverage – Never show desperation for a deal. Deal from strength using all the tools available to you to project strength. Sometimes that requires “imagination and salesmanship.” The U.S. government and the president have a great deal of leverage to exert, economically, militarily, politically, etc.

6. Enhance Your Location – It is not about location. It is about getting the best deal that will yield the best return. So with governing it can be said that if you want to help a city rife with housing needs - building government housing in one location of Detroit may not be as attractive perhaps as homesteading a blighted area in another. Many more people could be helped at a much lower cost to the government.

7. Get the Word Out – You can have the best policy and solution but if the people don’t know it then they can’t appreciate it.

You must generate interest with your own words and you must create a “buzz.”

You must create excitement.

Trump is about selling himself and thus he sells his products. He does not rely on others to sell. If it is a big enough deal – he does it himself.

The more sensational or outrageous the sale, the better, because the press eats it up.

He does not mind controversy and relishes a good fight with the media (witness Thursday's press conference).

He uses “bravado” as a tool of promotion. He plays to “people’s fantasies” like: “Making America Great Again.”

He realizes that people don’t always thing as big as he does but he can inspire them by giving them hope and a dream that could become reality.

Puffery is allowed as part of the sale because it is a tool allowed in the marketplace.

8. Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked. Sometimes the only choice is confrontation.

Trump will fight back harder than the attack itself. And, he will fight back on multiple fronts, i.e. courts, press, etc.

He never gives up.

9. Deliver the Goods – Trump realizes that after all the hype, promotion and excitement there must be a deliverable. You have to be able to talk a good game but in the end you must deliver.

The heart of getting a great deal is to have the best brand behind it. The United States is the best brand on the market for a president to work with to accomplish an objective.

10. Contain the Costs – Spend what is needed but no more. If you feel you are being taken advantage of – pick up the phone and let the party know.

Even if the complaint is minor compared to the overall cost of a project it is important to let contractors know that you will not be taken advantage of. Haven’t we seen President Trump do this with Lockheed on the Strike Fighter and Friday at Boeing?

11. Have Fun – The excitement of making the deal is playing the game. Trump does not rehash or relive deals because he is on to the next one. He claims that if you enjoy what you do, you will be successful. It is just that simple.

For more insights, you are going to have to read the book. Suffice to say, President Trump is more predictable and understandable if people took the time to learn about him from his own words and examples.

President Trump is applying his business principles to governing. He believes that by applying tried and true principles and protocols that made him successful as a businessman he will also be as successful as a president of the United States.

“The Art of the Deal” was businessman Trump and is President Trump.


--------------------------------------------------------------

We need to all need be on the same page - you don't have to like it, but you damn well sure have to deal with it.

I just perused some of this, and I have to say, Donald should follow the guidelines of whomever wrote that book for him. Things like "protect the downside," "know the market," and "contain the costs" do not agree with his actions. Trump is running his presidency like he is running his campaign...and it is a "if you are not with me, you are against me" scorch the Earth type of attitude.

Too bad he didn't follow the advice of the guy that wrote that book for him. Sad.

Are you serious?? He epitomizes what the book says .... it is only your jaundiced view of reality that allows you to believe otherwise.

Explain to me how he is "containing costs" or "protecting the downside" (which are basically those who do not agree with him when speaking of it in presidential terms)...when he refuses to reach out to those people? You cannot contain any costs when you ignore them.

Similarly, knowing the market is related in that you cannot ignore the costs (people whom do not agree with you), and pretend to know the market (which is the American people).

Really? Contain costs? AF1 down by $1billion. Eliminating positions in the State Dept. Cutting taxes to generate more revenue.

Ignoring liberals because they have become irrelevant.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Knowing the market? Tapped into the distrust and disgust of the mainstream American. Got himself elected against all odds.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

 

[ding]

Trump is what happens once in a hundred years, like the hundred year flood. It's an unimaginable, unpredictable disaster,

but at least it's exceedingly rare.

Relax. The sun will rise tomorrow.

 

[Never3ndr]

Note: I was going to cut this article down - per site guidance - but when I tried, I quickly realized that to edit any out would dilute the value of the data.
---------------------------------------------------------------------


If people who are struggling to understand Donald J. Trump just took the time to do their due diligence, they would realize that there is a method to his professional life. There are principles he adheres to and protocols he follows.

Here are some deal points that will tell you what you can expect from President Trump:

Chapter 1: “A Week in the Life” – In 1987, he liked flexibility in his schedule. He wrote that he cannot be “imaginative or entrepreneurial if you have too much structure.”

He loves the phone and the ability to touch as many as 50-100 people a day. In addition, he likes brief meetings and can manage as many as 12 per day averaging about 10-15 minutes per meeting.

His typical business day officially starts at 9am and ends at 6:30pm.

He rarely stops work for a formal lunch. And, when he retires to his residence he continues to make calls well into the evening.

There were no “tweets” in 1987 when he published his book so we can assume phone calls at that time took the place of them at that time.

Chapter 2: “The Elements of the Deal” – Trump aims high. He will keep pushing and pushing to get what he is after.

He will settle on less but only if he feels that is what it will take to close the deal. And, when a deal is closed, he will always claim he got the best of the deal.

Deal-making is an ability you are born with. It is not about how smart a person is, it is about their gut instincts and a person’s ability to act on them successfully.

So, what impresses Trump is a person’s track record, instincts and impression.

To be successful you must do the following: (knowing what you know about the president think of the ways he has applied these to his campaign and to governing so far.)

1. Think Big – Immigration, Repeal and Replace ObamaCare, Tax Reform, etc.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself – Don’t be greedy. Get a deal you can work with -- plan for the worst and accept the best.

Compromise is a necessary component.

3. Maximize Your Options – Be flexible. Never get attached to a one-way approach to closing the deal. Consider many approaches, and then settle on the best.

4. Know the Market – Take counsel from the best and brightest who know their “market.” Cabinet Secretaries are the best and brightest in their “markets” and that is who was hired and that is the counsel he will take.

By and large, like the president himself, he has hired government “outsiders” who were successful business professionals in the area of the departments they now lead.

5. Use Your Leverage – Never show desperation for a deal. Deal from strength using all the tools available to you to project strength. Sometimes that requires “imagination and salesmanship.” The U.S. government and the president have a great deal of leverage to exert, economically, militarily, politically, etc.

6. Enhance Your Location – It is not about location. It is about getting the best deal that will yield the best return. So with governing it can be said that if you want to help a city rife with housing needs - building government housing in one location of Detroit may not be as attractive perhaps as homesteading a blighted area in another. Many more people could be helped at a much lower cost to the government.

7. Get the Word Out – You can have the best policy and solution but if the people don’t know it then they can’t appreciate it.

You must generate interest with your own words and you must create a “buzz.”

You must create excitement.

Trump is about selling himself and thus he sells his products. He does not rely on others to sell. If it is a big enough deal – he does it himself.

The more sensational or outrageous the sale, the better, because the press eats it up.

He does not mind controversy and relishes a good fight with the media (witness Thursday's press conference).

He uses “bravado” as a tool of promotion. He plays to “people’s fantasies” like: “Making America Great Again.”

He realizes that people don’t always thing as big as he does but he can inspire them by giving them hope and a dream that could become reality.

Puffery is allowed as part of the sale because it is a tool allowed in the marketplace.

8. Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked. Sometimes the only choice is confrontation.

Trump will fight back harder than the attack itself. And, he will fight back on multiple fronts, i.e. courts, press, etc.

He never gives up.

9. Deliver the Goods – Trump realizes that after all the hype, promotion and excitement there must be a deliverable. You have to be able to talk a good game but in the end you must deliver.

The heart of getting a great deal is to have the best brand behind it. The United States is the best brand on the market for a president to work with to accomplish an objective.

10. Contain the Costs – Spend what is needed but no more. If you feel you are being taken advantage of – pick up the phone and let the party know.

Even if the complaint is minor compared to the overall cost of a project it is important to let contractors know that you will not be taken advantage of. Haven’t we seen President Trump do this with Lockheed on the Strike Fighter and Friday at Boeing?

11. Have Fun – The excitement of making the deal is playing the game. Trump does not rehash or relive deals because he is on to the next one. He claims that if you enjoy what you do, you will be successful. It is just that simple.

For more insights, you are going to have to read the book. Suffice to say, President Trump is more predictable and understandable if people took the time to learn about him from his own words and examples.

President Trump is applying his business principles to governing. He believes that by applying tried and true principles and protocols that made him successful as a businessman he will also be as successful as a president of the United States.

“The Art of the Deal” was businessman Trump and is President Trump.


--------------------------------------------------------------

We need to all need be on the same page - you don't have to like it, but you damn well sure have to deal with it.

I just perused some of this, and I have to say, Donald should follow the guidelines of whomever wrote that book for him. Things like "protect the downside," "know the market," and "contain the costs" do not agree with his actions. Trump is running his presidency like he is running his campaign...and it is a "if you are not with me, you are against me" scorch the Earth type of attitude.

Too bad he didn't follow the advice of the guy that wrote that book for him. Sad.

Are you serious?? He epitomizes what the book says .... it is only your jaundiced view of reality that allows you to believe otherwise.

Explain to me how he is "containing costs" or "protecting the downside" (which are basically those who do not agree with him when speaking of it in presidential terms)...when he refuses to reach out to those people? You cannot contain any costs when you ignore them.

Similarly, knowing the market is related in that you cannot ignore the costs (people whom do not agree with you), and pretend to know the market (which is the American people).

Really? Contain costs? AF1 down by $1billion. Eliminating positions in the State Dept. Cutting taxes to generate more revenue.

Ignoring liberals because they have become irrelevant.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Knowing the market? Tapped into the distrust and disgust of the mainstream American. Got himself elected against all odds.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

I think we are talking past each other.

I'm referring to the American public in general, you seem to be referring to specific costs or specific segments of the American public.

This is actually similar to what Trump is doing, so it is unsurprising for you to be doing this, however, reality ignores the fictional constructs individuals build for themselves. The majority of the American public disapprove of Trump. This is because he is ignoring large segments of the population (operating in a "my way or the highway" sort of operation...rather than "making a deal").

 

[Spare_change]

Note: I was going to cut this article down - per site guidance - but when I tried, I quickly realized that to edit any out would dilute the value of the data.
---------------------------------------------------------------------


If people who are struggling to understand Donald J. Trump just took the time to do their due diligence, they would realize that there is a method to his professional life. There are principles he adheres to and protocols he follows.

Here are some deal points that will tell you what you can expect from President Trump:

Chapter 1: “A Week in the Life” – In 1987, he liked flexibility in his schedule. He wrote that he cannot be “imaginative or entrepreneurial if you have too much structure.”

He loves the phone and the ability to touch as many as 50-100 people a day. In addition, he likes brief meetings and can manage as many as 12 per day averaging about 10-15 minutes per meeting.

His typical business day officially starts at 9am and ends at 6:30pm.

He rarely stops work for a formal lunch. And, when he retires to his residence he continues to make calls well into the evening.

There were no “tweets” in 1987 when he published his book so we can assume phone calls at that time took the place of them at that time.

Chapter 2: “The Elements of the Deal” – Trump aims high. He will keep pushing and pushing to get what he is after.

He will settle on less but only if he feels that is what it will take to close the deal. And, when a deal is closed, he will always claim he got the best of the deal.

Deal-making is an ability you are born with. It is not about how smart a person is, it is about their gut instincts and a person’s ability to act on them successfully.

So, what impresses Trump is a person’s track record, instincts and impression.

To be successful you must do the following: (knowing what you know about the president think of the ways he has applied these to his campaign and to governing so far.)

1. Think Big – Immigration, Repeal and Replace ObamaCare, Tax Reform, etc.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself – Don’t be greedy. Get a deal you can work with -- plan for the worst and accept the best.

Compromise is a necessary component.

3. Maximize Your Options – Be flexible. Never get attached to a one-way approach to closing the deal. Consider many approaches, and then settle on the best.

4. Know the Market – Take counsel from the best and brightest who know their “market.” Cabinet Secretaries are the best and brightest in their “markets” and that is who was hired and that is the counsel he will take.

By and large, like the president himself, he has hired government “outsiders” who were successful business professionals in the area of the departments they now lead.

5. Use Your Leverage – Never show desperation for a deal. Deal from strength using all the tools available to you to project strength. Sometimes that requires “imagination and salesmanship.” The U.S. government and the president have a great deal of leverage to exert, economically, militarily, politically, etc.

6. Enhance Your Location – It is not about location. It is about getting the best deal that will yield the best return. So with governing it can be said that if you want to help a city rife with housing needs - building government housing in one location of Detroit may not be as attractive perhaps as homesteading a blighted area in another. Many more people could be helped at a much lower cost to the government.

7. Get the Word Out – You can have the best policy and solution but if the people don’t know it then they can’t appreciate it.

You must generate interest with your own words and you must create a “buzz.”

You must create excitement.

Trump is about selling himself and thus he sells his products. He does not rely on others to sell. If it is a big enough deal – he does it himself.

The more sensational or outrageous the sale, the better, because the press eats it up.

He does not mind controversy and relishes a good fight with the media (witness Thursday's press conference).

He uses “bravado” as a tool of promotion. He plays to “people’s fantasies” like: “Making America Great Again.”

He realizes that people don’t always thing as big as he does but he can inspire them by giving them hope and a dream that could become reality.

Puffery is allowed as part of the sale because it is a tool allowed in the marketplace.

8. Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked. Sometimes the only choice is confrontation.

Trump will fight back harder than the attack itself. And, he will fight back on multiple fronts, i.e. courts, press, etc.

He never gives up.

9. Deliver the Goods – Trump realizes that after all the hype, promotion and excitement there must be a deliverable. You have to be able to talk a good game but in the end you must deliver.

The heart of getting a great deal is to have the best brand behind it. The United States is the best brand on the market for a president to work with to accomplish an objective.

10. Contain the Costs – Spend what is needed but no more. If you feel you are being taken advantage of – pick up the phone and let the party know.

Even if the complaint is minor compared to the overall cost of a project it is important to let contractors know that you will not be taken advantage of. Haven’t we seen President Trump do this with Lockheed on the Strike Fighter and Friday at Boeing?

11. Have Fun – The excitement of making the deal is playing the game. Trump does not rehash or relive deals because he is on to the next one. He claims that if you enjoy what you do, you will be successful. It is just that simple.

For more insights, you are going to have to read the book. Suffice to say, President Trump is more predictable and understandable if people took the time to learn about him from his own words and examples.

President Trump is applying his business principles to governing. He believes that by applying tried and true principles and protocols that made him successful as a businessman he will also be as successful as a president of the United States.

“The Art of the Deal” was businessman Trump and is President Trump.


--------------------------------------------------------------

We need to all need be on the same page - you don't have to like it, but you damn well sure have to deal with it.

I just perused some of this, and I have to say, Donald should follow the guidelines of whomever wrote that book for him. Things like "protect the downside," "know the market," and "contain the costs" do not agree with his actions. Trump is running his presidency like he is running his campaign...and it is a "if you are not with me, you are against me" scorch the Earth type of attitude.

Too bad he didn't follow the advice of the guy that wrote that book for him. Sad.

Are you serious?? He epitomizes what the book says .... it is only your jaundiced view of reality that allows you to believe otherwise.

Explain to me how he is "containing costs" or "protecting the downside" (which are basically those who do not agree with him when speaking of it in presidential terms)...when he refuses to reach out to those people? You cannot contain any costs when you ignore them.

Similarly, knowing the market is related in that you cannot ignore the costs (people whom do not agree with you), and pretend to know the market (which is the American people).

Really? Contain costs? AF1 down by $1billion. Eliminating positions in the State Dept. Cutting taxes to generate more revenue.

Ignoring liberals because they have become irrelevant.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Knowing the market? Tapped into the distrust and disgust of the mainstream American. Got himself elected against all odds.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

I think we are talking past each other.

I'm referring to the American public in general, you seem to be referring to specific costs or specific segments of the American public.

This is actually similar to what Trump is doing, so it is unsurprising for you to be doing this, however, reality ignores the fictional constructs individuals build for themselves. The majority of the American public disapprove of Trump. This is because he is ignoring large segments of the population (operating in a "my way or the highway" sort of operation...rather than "making a deal").

I would suggest that your supposition of the majority disapproving of Trump is tainted by false polls. Those polls are focused in large population centers - the very voter base that disapproved of Trump before he was elected.

Going forward and fulfilling the promises that got him elected is hardly "my way or the highway". He was elected based on his program positions, and now he is implementing them, as he promised he would. There is no good reason for him to shortfall his constituency by "compromising" with what, today, is an irrelevant portion of American voters. Frankly, he doesn't need them to get his policies passed (and his promises kept). If, and when, he does need them, then he will compromise.

Perhaps you remember Obama's comment to Paul Ryan in 2010, that "I won" in order to shut down Ryan's directions. Or, maybe you recall when Obama told Republicans that "elections have consequences" in 2009.

I would suggest this is a lesson the liberals are learning the hard way.

 

[Never3ndr]

I just perused some of this, and I have to say, Donald should follow the guidelines of whomever wrote that book for him. Things like "protect the downside," "know the market," and "contain the costs" do not agree with his actions. Trump is running his presidency like he is running his campaign...and it is a "if you are not with me, you are against me" scorch the Earth type of attitude.

Too bad he didn't follow the advice of the guy that wrote that book for him. Sad.

Are you serious?? He epitomizes what the book says .... it is only your jaundiced view of reality that allows you to believe otherwise.

Explain to me how he is "containing costs" or "protecting the downside" (which are basically those who do not agree with him when speaking of it in presidential terms)...when he refuses to reach out to those people? You cannot contain any costs when you ignore them.

Similarly, knowing the market is related in that you cannot ignore the costs (people whom do not agree with you), and pretend to know the market (which is the American people).

Really? Contain costs? AF1 down by $1billion. Eliminating positions in the State Dept. Cutting taxes to generate more revenue.

Ignoring liberals because they have become irrelevant.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Knowing the market? Tapped into the distrust and disgust of the mainstream American. Got himself elected against all odds.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

I think we are talking past each other.

I'm referring to the American public in general, you seem to be referring to specific costs or specific segments of the American public.

This is actually similar to what Trump is doing, so it is unsurprising for you to be doing this, however, reality ignores the fictional constructs individuals build for themselves. The majority of the American public disapprove of Trump. This is because he is ignoring large segments of the population (operating in a "my way or the highway" sort of operation...rather than "making a deal").

I would suggest that your supposition of the majority disapproving of Trump is tainted by false polls. Those polls are focused in large population centers - the very voter base that disapproved of Trump before he was elected.

Going forward and fulfilling the promises that got him elected is hardly "my way or the highway". He was elected based on his program positions, and now he is implementing them, as he promised he would. There is no good reason for him to shortfall his constituency by "compromising" with what, today, is an irrelevant portion of American voters. Frankly, he doesn't need them to get his policies passed (and his promises kept). If, and when, he does need them, then he will compromise.

Perhaps you remember Obama's comment to Paul Ryan in 2010, that "I won" in order to shut down Ryan's directions. Or, maybe you recall when Obama told Republicans that "elections have consequences" in 2009.

I would suggest this is a lesson the liberals are learning the hard way.

Large population centers...well I'm talking about the population at large...I'm not ignoring certain segments simply because I belong or do not belong to them or don't agree with them. We live in America where everybody (in theory) has an equal voice...you don't have less of a voice simply because you live in a city.

I agree that Trump is following through on a lot of his campaign promises. However, when it comes to the government, oftentimes what makes the difference between a good policy and a bad policy is not how it looks on paper or theory...but in how it is implemented. For instance, it is relatively non-controversial that every American should receive care from our medical facilities if they are in need of such care...I don't think many Americans would be okay with people wasting away and dying because they couldn't afford some of the insane prices that come with our medical care.

However, I think it is also safe to say that Obamacare, which was built to address this, is largely ineffective because of its horrid implementation. Likewise, how Trump is conducting himself and implementing his policies is a large part of the reason why he is failing to get the majority of America to support him. In short, he is failing at being a "leader"

You can criticize Obama all you want. I may even agree with you on some points ... I just criticized Obamacare and I never said nor pretended to say he is a perfect...or even a "good" president. However, Obama has nothing to do with Trump. You have to judge Trump's actions for themselves...not in comparison to somebody you disagree with.

As an aside, it is curious that you did compare Obama's actions, which you seemingly disapprove of, with Trump...but don't have an issue with Trump's actions.

 

[Spare_change]

Are you serious?? He epitomizes what the book says .... it is only your jaundiced view of reality that allows you to believe otherwise.

Explain to me how he is "containing costs" or "protecting the downside" (which are basically those who do not agree with him when speaking of it in presidential terms)...when he refuses to reach out to those people? You cannot contain any costs when you ignore them.

Similarly, knowing the market is related in that you cannot ignore the costs (people whom do not agree with you), and pretend to know the market (which is the American people).

Really? Contain costs? AF1 down by $1billion. Eliminating positions in the State Dept. Cutting taxes to generate more revenue.

Ignoring liberals because they have become irrelevant.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Knowing the market? Tapped into the distrust and disgust of the mainstream American. Got himself elected against all odds.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

I think we are talking past each other.

I'm referring to the American public in general, you seem to be referring to specific costs or specific segments of the American public.

This is actually similar to what Trump is doing, so it is unsurprising for you to be doing this, however, reality ignores the fictional constructs individuals build for themselves. The majority of the American public disapprove of Trump. This is because he is ignoring large segments of the population (operating in a "my way or the highway" sort of operation...rather than "making a deal").

I would suggest that your supposition of the majority disapproving of Trump is tainted by false polls. Those polls are focused in large population centers - the very voter base that disapproved of Trump before he was elected.

Going forward and fulfilling the promises that got him elected is hardly "my way or the highway". He was elected based on his program positions, and now he is implementing them, as he promised he would. There is no good reason for him to shortfall his constituency by "compromising" with what, today, is an irrelevant portion of American voters. Frankly, he doesn't need them to get his policies passed (and his promises kept). If, and when, he does need them, then he will compromise.

Perhaps you remember Obama's comment to Paul Ryan in 2010, that "I won" in order to shut down Ryan's directions. Or, maybe you recall when Obama told Republicans that "elections have consequences" in 2009.

I would suggest this is a lesson the liberals are learning the hard way.

Large population centers...well I'm talking about the population at large...I'm not ignoring certain segments simply because I belong or do not belong to them or don't agree with them. We live in America where everybody (in theory) has an equal voice...you don't have less of a voice simply because you live in a city.

I agree that Trump is following through on a lot of his campaign promises. However, when it comes to the government, oftentimes what makes the difference between a good policy and a bad policy is not how it looks on paper or theory...but in how it is implemented. For instance, it is relatively non-controversial that every American should receive care from our medical facilities if they are in need of such care...I don't think many Americans would be okay with people wasting away and dying because they couldn't afford some of the insane prices that come with our medical care.

However, I think it is also safe to say that Obamacare, which was built to address this, is largely ineffective because of its horrid implementation. Likewise, how Trump is conducting himself and implementing his policies is a large part of the reason why he is failing to get the majority of America to support him. In short, he is failing at being a "leader"

You can criticize Obama all you want. I may even agree with you on some points ... I just criticized Obamacare and I never said nor pretended to say he is a perfect...or even a "good" president. However, Obama has nothing to do with Trump. You have to judge Trump's actions for themselves...not in comparison to somebody you disagree with.

As an aside, it is curious that you did compare Obama's actions, which you seemingly disapprove of, with Trump...but don't have an issue with Trump's actions.

First, I did not disapprove of Obama's actions .. I merely cited them as an unchallenged action that, when Trump does it, he gets challenged.

You claimed that the majority of American people are upset with Trump. Since you are obviously unable to talk to all of the American people, you rely on polls and news articles to form your opinion. My point was that the primary indicator of distrust - the recent polls - are flawed. Given the size of his rallies, I would suggest that the majority of Americans feel quite differently than you posit. Failing to consider the other 45 states is a gross misrepresentation of the opinions of the American people. You base your dislike, supposedly, on the fact that he is "... failing to get the majority of America to support him ..." ( a statement much is question).

Your comment about "good" policy versus "bad" policy is interesting. How it is implemented - not the goal - is the determining factor of "good" policy? Policy is the statement of goals - process is the statement of methodology. Trump does not determine policy - that's what Congress gets paid to do. The process of implementing the direction of Congress is the province of the executive branch (Trump).

But, we are simply doing a linguistic tango. You have an inherent bias against Trump (because you disagree with the policies he is implementing). I have a bias for Trump (because he is implement the policies I agree strongly with). The question I have is this ....

If (I like to think WHEN) Trump's actions reinvigorate the economy, create more jobs, increase our national security, and resolve issue facing the world today, are you going to be ready to vote for him in 2020?

 

[Never3ndr]

Explain to me how he is "containing costs" or "protecting the downside" (which are basically those who do not agree with him when speaking of it in presidential terms)...when he refuses to reach out to those people? You cannot contain any costs when you ignore them.

Similarly, knowing the market is related in that you cannot ignore the costs (people whom do not agree with you), and pretend to know the market (which is the American people).

Really? Contain costs? AF1 down by $1billion. Eliminating positions in the State Dept. Cutting taxes to generate more revenue.

Ignoring liberals because they have become irrelevant.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

Knowing the market? Tapped into the distrust and disgust of the mainstream American. Got himself elected against all odds.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

I think we are talking past each other.

I'm referring to the American public in general, you seem to be referring to specific costs or specific segments of the American public.

This is actually similar to what Trump is doing, so it is unsurprising for you to be doing this, however, reality ignores the fictional constructs individuals build for themselves. The majority of the American public disapprove of Trump. This is because he is ignoring large segments of the population (operating in a "my way or the highway" sort of operation...rather than "making a deal").

I would suggest that your supposition of the majority disapproving of Trump is tainted by false polls. Those polls are focused in large population centers - the very voter base that disapproved of Trump before he was elected.

Going forward and fulfilling the promises that got him elected is hardly "my way or the highway". He was elected based on his program positions, and now he is implementing them, as he promised he would. There is no good reason for him to shortfall his constituency by "compromising" with what, today, is an irrelevant portion of American voters. Frankly, he doesn't need them to get his policies passed (and his promises kept). If, and when, he does need them, then he will compromise.

Perhaps you remember Obama's comment to Paul Ryan in 2010, that "I won" in order to shut down Ryan's directions. Or, maybe you recall when Obama told Republicans that "elections have consequences" in 2009.

I would suggest this is a lesson the liberals are learning the hard way.

Large population centers...well I'm talking about the population at large...I'm not ignoring certain segments simply because I belong or do not belong to them or don't agree with them. We live in America where everybody (in theory) has an equal voice...you don't have less of a voice simply because you live in a city.

I agree that Trump is following through on a lot of his campaign promises. However, when it comes to the government, oftentimes what makes the difference between a good policy and a bad policy is not how it looks on paper or theory...but in how it is implemented. For instance, it is relatively non-controversial that every American should receive care from our medical facilities if they are in need of such care...I don't think many Americans would be okay with people wasting away and dying because they couldn't afford some of the insane prices that come with our medical care.

However, I think it is also safe to say that Obamacare, which was built to address this, is largely ineffective because of its horrid implementation. Likewise, how Trump is conducting himself and implementing his policies is a large part of the reason why he is failing to get the majority of America to support him. In short, he is failing at being a "leader"

You can criticize Obama all you want. I may even agree with you on some points ... I just criticized Obamacare and I never said nor pretended to say he is a perfect...or even a "good" president. However, Obama has nothing to do with Trump. You have to judge Trump's actions for themselves...not in comparison to somebody you disagree with.

As an aside, it is curious that you did compare Obama's actions, which you seemingly disapprove of, with Trump...but don't have an issue with Trump's actions.

First, I did not disapprove of Obama's actions .. I merely cited them as an unchallenged action that, when Trump does it, he gets challenged.

You claimed that the majority of American people are upset with Trump. Since you are obviously unable to talk to all of the American people, you rely on polls and news articles to form your opinion. My point was that the primary indicator of distrust - the recent polls - are flawed. Given the size of his rallies, I would suggest that the majority of Americans feel quite differently than you posit. Failing to consider the other 45 states is a gross misrepresentation of the opinions of the American people. You base your dislike, supposedly, on the fact that he is "... failing to get the majority of America to support him ..." ( a statement much is question).

Your comment about "good" policy versus "bad" policy is interesting. How it is implemented - not the goal - is the determining factor of "good" policy? Policy is the statement of goals - process is the statement of methodology. Trump does not determine policy - that's what Congress gets paid to do. The process of implementing the direction of Congress is the province of the executive branch (Trump).

But, we are simply doing a linguistic tango. You have an inherent bias against Trump (because you disagree with the policies he is implementing). I have a bias for Trump (because he is implement the policies I agree strongly with). The question I have is this ....

If (I like to think WHEN) Trump's actions reinvigorate the economy, create more jobs, increase our national security, and resolve issue facing the world today, are you going to be ready to vote for him in 2020?

If you don't think that a President dictates policy...you must have missed the last 100 years of American politics. There are things called EO's that are direct policy action devices. Furthermore, in our modern setting, the sitting party in Congress tries to work in tandem with the direction given by the president. I'm not sure if you are just uninformed or maliciously conflating what is a commonly known issue. President leads policy. This has been even more true in recent years due to the morass of Congress and their noted inability to do anything on their own.

You are justifiable to call into question the validity of polls. However, you cannot do so and then assert an claim with even less evidence behind it. You cite Trump's rally size...you realize that over 300 million people live in America right? Even if Trump was able to put together a rally of 3 million people...it would represent a portion of the America population less than 1%. Gary Johnson could have pulled his voters together and held a rally of that size. If you honestly think rally size is an indication of support...I think we may be done here. You may lack the mathematical and statistical ability to accurately decipher the magnitude of the numbers we are speaking on.