Don’t care about appearances. The old game is over. No more Democrats make a demand and our guy dances like an obedient monkey on a stick.
The appearance I care about now is him standing firm like a brick wall. This tells me how he will deal with Iran, Mexico, China, the EU, Congressfools, etc. That’s the only appearance that matters.
You see, that’s you. You’re happy. The person Trump has to impress is the person uncertain come November. And that’s where optics come in.