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BY MARK HENSCH - 05/19/17 08:48 AM EDT
... Embassies and leaders who have met with Trump have been speaking among themselves .. and a number of themes have emerged ...
Among them are suggestions to compliment Trump on his election win, and compare him favorably to former President Obama; not to expect him to know your country's history or hot-button issues; and make a short presentation tailored to his attention span, and don't try to bring up a long list of issues ...
If you were prepping people for Donald Trump, the two or three points would be one, bear in mind this is still a guy who focuses on wins, Peter Westmacott, a former British ambassador to the U.S., told the Times.
Secondly, he is a deal maker, a pragmatist. Third, this is a guy with a limited attention span. He absolutely wont listen to visitors droning on for a half-hour or longer if they need an interpreter ...
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334193-foreign-leaders-told-to-praise-trump-on-election-win-report
aquamarina
(1,865 posts)Any by the way, SKINNER, if you are reading we desperately need a snowflake emoji.
MineralMan
(146,281 posts)ADHD, and you'll do fine.
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)How do you think Cheeto will respond to that
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)They make all the important decisions
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He's an adult, why can't he be expected to be treated like one. This is why he is the way he is in the first place. His whole life, everyone has just praised him and kowtowed to him and he has never had to hear the truth about himself or harsh words from anybody. It is the reason that he is the monster he is today.
Won't anyone ever be honest with this guy and tell him who he is?
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