I will be repeat today what I have said steadily through this primary campaign season. I am neither a supporter of Donald Trump nor a huge critic. As a Republican I find him vastly preferable to Hillary Clinton and will pull the lever for the Donald in November like a good little soldier and hope for the best.
Some of the things he does baffle me, and I believe some of his utterances are beneath even his own dignity. However, I also believe the Donald Trump operates, for better or for worse, with a certain sense of psychology that he is using against his opponents, be they domestic or foreign. I do not believe, for example, that he thinks he will get Mexico to pay for building a wall. I believe he is trying to psychologically condition the politicians in Mexico that there’s a new sheriff in town, and that the relationship between the United States and Mexico is going to change in terms of immigration. I think this article bears witness to a likely positive effect of what makes Donald Trump perhaps crazy like a fox.
It remains to be seen if his approach will work against Hillary Clinton. Obviously many people on this forum believe that it will. Most conservative talk show host think otherwise. Only time will tell.
I tend to agree with you, although I am a big fan of Trump. I think many people don’t see the strategic game he is really playing. I’ve read several of his books years ago, and his constant reiteration of talking points is mentally conditioning his opponents to accept the changes he will put into place.
People don’t give him enough credit for his genious. That may sound over complimentary, but look at what he has accomplished thus far.
He thinks it 100% which leads to you and your total misunderstanding of Trump. There are many ways to have Mexico pay for the Wall it just seems to escape those from inside the beltway.
Will there be an invoice sent to Mexico and they in turn will send a check? No but the money can be extracted in many ways.
Remember when France came to Johnson and demanded Gold for dollars? We paid them off but Trump might have insisted they apply that money to their war debt like any non corrupt businessman might, just not a corrupt government.