'A new strategy' for Trump? Democrats cautious but encouraged by fresh outreach.

[DonViejo]

By Ashley Parker and Robert Costa September 13 at 11:05 PM

President Trump on Wednesday vowed not to cut taxes for the wealthy, extolled the virtues of bipartisanship as leading to “some of the greatest legislation ever passed” and then — in a surprise move announced deep into the night — agreed to cut a deal with Democrats saving hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from deportation.

That Trump did all of that while declaring himself “a conservative” only heightened the sense of surrealism that has wafted through the nation’s capital over the past eight days, as the president has expressed a newfound, if tentative, willingness to work across the aisle — a development that has left many Republicans chagrined and some Democrats cautiously optimistic.

Trump’s outreach suggested that an unexpected deal he reached last week with Democrats may not have been an aberration. This week’s effort began Tuesday at a bipartisan White House dinner with senators and proceeded to a gathering of House Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday afternoon.

It was finally capped off Wednesday night by a presidential meal with the nation’s two top Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), during which they reached the contours of an immigration deal and discussed Beijing trade issues over a menu of Chinese cuisine.

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[pangaia]

1. He will be whatever he has to be and do whatever he has to do

To get, or fafantasizes that he gets, what he wants - money, power, admiration, women,

[Orsino]

4. (Or he will have someone else do it, as he always has.) n/t

[Demtexan]

2. Why anybody in Democratic party would believe or work withTrump is beyound me.

Everything is about him.

Now the investigation is getting really hot Trump is trying to cut a deal with the Democrats in power in Congress.

This is what the White House dinners are about.

See I not such a bad guy.

Trump is scared.

He is painted in a corner.

He will take down everybody with him.

Deal with him at your own risk.

Get what you can out of him but do not give in.

[delisen]

3. Good Advice. but Trump's style has been to ask outright

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for some favor.

He asked Comey to drop an investigation. So I believe he has already asked something of the Democratic Leaders. We don't know what it is or whether they agreed.

[uponit7771]

6. +1, he'll just use their deal as leverage against KGOP's worse deal. Right now the KGOP aren't doing

... anything this gets him something to hang over their heads

[Johnny2X2X]

5. He's so weak

So weak that the person closest to him at any time is the most influential. I think Dems are seeing how easy he is to manipulate. He'll agree to anything in private, now they have to be smart enough to get him to be the one who announces the agreement and he'll be too stubborn to back out no matter what.

Pelosi and Shumer should complement his twitter habits and say it's the perfect way to immediately communicate their agreement. He's such a sucker he'd probably agree to universal health care and then tweet it out and be too stubborn after that not to follow through. Take advantage of this senile old lunatic if it can help people.

And he's 100% not an option for 55% of voters now, get him to do some liberal things and his base will crucify him.