Really?
Let me ask you something. My Father who grew up on the streets of Chicago taught me this at a young age, and clearly Trump understands this too. In negotiations, who has more power? You, the co-signer of a $100,000 loan for a friend, or your friend?
Or to put it another way, who has more power over the other guy, the guy who owes you $100,000 or you the guy who is owed $100,000?
Or to put in really really really important terms... Who has more power China, to whom we owe a Trillion dollars in loans, or us the country who owes China?
The real question is do these people understand this? Right now NBC has the power over Kelly. They have her money. There’s something very emotional, when you don’t think you’re going to get paid...
Oh, I can hear you. The guy whom you owe the money has more power, because he can kill you. Really? Maybe he can use you to show the next guy what will happen to guys who don’t pay up, but we’re not talking about a few thousand dollars, we’re talking a lot of money here.
NBC has more power, and I suspect they have attorneys who will list a number reasons why Kelly did not fulfill her end of the bargain.
Now to the subject at hand. When I was in banking, we had a saying.
If you owed the bank $100,000 and you couldn't pay, you were f*cked.
But if you owed the bank a $100 million and you couldn't pay, the bank was f*cked.
If this lady has a contract that NBC promised to pay her, they'll dicker and negotiate, but she has the upper hand in court with that contract.
In negotiations, the rule is the first one to blink loses.
NBC just blinked.