He is negotiating.
He appears flexible, willing to listen, even willing to change his mind.
That's the way good negotiators have to appear. Otherwise, the other side freezes solid and refuses to concede an inch.
Give the guy a break...he knows what he's doing.
In the end, this will be winning.
Need way more than the wall.
End chain migration
End anchor babies
End visa lottery
End benefits and employment for illegal aliens
Real enforcement with expedited removals.
Restrict DACA amnesty to only those currently enrolled who speak English and have no criminal record of any kind.
You are exactly right, President Trump knows what he is doing.
In the end, this will be winning.
Nah, it's more fun to react blindly without understanding how negotiations work; to quote Rush:
But where is it? Is Trump lying to them? Maybe. Is Trump misleading them? Maybe. In a negotiation, there’s no law that says you have to be truthful. How many of you people have been involved in negotiations? You know one of the greatest negotiation techniques in the world? Let’s say that you’re the boss, and you have an employee that you think needs to be given a raise or maybe even put on contract. And you’re willing to pay a lot, but the last thing you want is for the employee to know it.So in essence, everything Trump said yesterday, he can say "I didn't say that".You know, it’s enough of a concession that you’re reaching out and trying to make a deal. So in a circumstance like that where you think you may be on the very large of losing any leverage because you’re having to express interest in this, how do you get the leverage back? Well, there are all kinds of ways of doing it. You reach out, and you get things started, and then at some point act like you don’t know what’s going on. The guy shows up for the next negotiation session, and you say, “Why are you here?”
The guy says, “Well, well, we had a meeting agreed.”
“No, we don’t. I don’t have anything on my calendar. Why are you here?”
The employee says, “We had a deal.”
“No. Sorry. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
The employee leaves. You simply lie! You simple say, “No, we don’t have a deal. We don’t have a meeting scheduled here.” So the employee leaves and says, “What the hell is going on?” And then that one little moment here, if there is any leverage perceived on the part of the employee, doubt starts creeping in. “Can I respect this guy? Can I trust what this guy tells me? Is this guy serious?” All kinds of things. So here’s Trump. How many times have Nancy and Chuck thought they’ve had a DACA deal (laughing) with this guy since last September?
But, by all means, go and throw a fit y'all...
Exactly! You'd think the snowflakes among us would have learned this by now.
Trump always appears to be losing ...
... just before he wins!
Trump looked like he was losing.
Looks like there is less than a few poker players here. Trust Trump. Unlike BO’B, Trump is a big boy who can and has closed the deal.
If ever there was a man (or woman) who is equipped for this job he is the man. Have faith he knows what he is doing and the outcome will be good for America. He has not gone astray - he’ll not jump the shark; however, he will take a big bite of it. Why would he work so to turn the ship around only to ground it on some worthless piece foreign matter? He did not work his butt off to get us this far only to cut the line and allow the big one to get away.