Here are my thoughts. President-Elect Trump likes to get perspective before making decisions and likes asking probing questions to get the best idea of how things work. He probably asked a lot of questions about scope, etc that Obama didn’t bother to ask. Someone who assumes and doesn’t ask a lot of questions could easily come to the conclusion that he didn’t realize the scope. I am betting he understands the scope and he is trying to the perspective of the most immediate person who has dealt with it.
I think the subdued president-elect we are seeing is the “behind the scenes” Trump, the one who rolls up his sleeves and makes decisions. I think he understands the weight that is on his shoulders and is being purposeful with every step now.
Precisely !
I agree. The Trump I saw sitting next to Obama is the business man who makes pragmatic decisions, doesn’t fight battles that don’t benefit him and knows he gets no benefit from humiliating Obama.