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babylonsister

(172,751 posts) Mon Dec 28, 2020, 08:52 AM Dec 2020

Trump Got Nothing

https://politicalwire.com/2020/12/28/trump-got-nothing/

Trump Got Nothing
December 28, 2020 at 7:01 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Playbook: “That’s it? President Trump made all this noise about the Covid relief and government funding bill only to sign it and get nothing in return?”

“Trump got taken to the cleaners.”

“What a bizarre, embarrassing episode for the president. He opposed a bill his administration negotiated. He had no discernible strategy and no hand to play — and it showed. He folded, and got nothing besides a few days of attention and chaos. People waiting for aid got a few days of frightening uncertainty.”

“Zip. Zero. Zilch. If he was going to give up this easy, he should’ve just kept quiet and signed the bill. It would’ve been less embarrassing.”

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Trump Got Nothing (Original Post) babylonsister Dec 2020 OP

"Art of the deal"? dubyadiprecession Dec 2020 #1

For an attention whore Alpeduez21 Dec 2020 #2

He's so arty Blue Owl Dec 2020 #3

A few days of attention and chaos is the whole point. tanyev Dec 2020 #4

He felt powerful for 3 days. nt leftyladyfrommo Dec 2020 #5

And millions of people spent Christmas in futile worry gratuitous Dec 2020 #10

That's the way it works in NY real estate Bmoboy Dec 2020 #6

Wrong Chainfire Dec 2020 #7

But, he DID get that attention he craves so much. I believe that demented mind just ignores any Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #8

But remember that tRUMP isn't a ratonal person. I'm not even sure he's a mammal. Logic has abqtommy Dec 2020 #9

dubyadiprecession

(7,442 posts)

1. "Art of the deal"?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 08:59 AM

Dec 2020

More like “Pile of muddled crap, with a diarrhea drizzle on top”.

Alpeduez21

(2,050 posts)

2. For an attention whore

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:41 AM

Dec 2020

Getting nothing besides attention and chaos is winning.

Blue Owl

(59,067 posts)

3. He's so arty

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:41 AM

Dec 2020

tanyev

(49,265 posts)

4. A few days of attention and chaos is the whole point.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:45 AM

Dec 2020

For normal people, that would indeed be nothing, or a negative consequence. Donald Trump lives for that crap.

leftyladyfrommo

(20,000 posts)

5. He felt powerful for 3 days. nt

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 09:59 AM

Dec 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

10. And millions of people spent Christmas in futile worry

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:52 AM

Dec 2020

Because that's how powerful Trump wants to be. For absolutely no reason - good or bad - Trump left millions of people hanging fire over Christmas.

Bmoboy

(642 posts)

6. That's the way it works in NY real estate

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:23 AM

Dec 2020

Bluff
Put your enemy at a disadvantage
Raise the temperature
Wait for them back down
Swoop in for the kill

Didn't work here.

It's not NY real estate

Maybe he should have watched Schoolhouse Rock - "I am a bill"

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

7. Wrong

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:27 AM

Dec 2020

He can claim that he fought hard for the $2,000.00 checks because he is one of us and shares our pain. That will be the message going forward. It will work with his supporters, who is all he cares about anyway.

Ferrets are Cool

(22,953 posts)

8. But, he DID get that attention he craves so much. I believe that demented mind just ignores any

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 10:28 AM

Dec 2020

bad press and/or twists it to mean something completely different. He will NEVER "just keep quiet".

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

9. But remember that tRUMP isn't a ratonal person. I'm not even sure he's a mammal. Logic has