[MichaelCorleone]

President Trump is privy to information that almost nobody else is. And he has access to astute and experienced advisors for the asking.

This is a man who almost always plans far ahead so his strategy is usually not apparent in the beginning.

I don’t think there is much room for criticism here.

[Ancesthntr]

“This is a man who almost always plans far ahead so his strategy is usually not apparent in the beginning.”

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That is a conclusion that I reached a long time ago...and not because I’m so brilliant (above average, sure, but not brilliant). Anyone familiar with operating a business successfully, whether by direct experience or by being someone’s lawyer, accountant, etc., understands that success doesn’t just happen - you have to have a very, very well developed Plan A and, knowing that Plan A almost certainly won’t happen exactly as hoped for, a Plan B, Plan C and Plan D. In real estate, a business that Trump has been in directly since the late 1960s (and since the ‘50s while following his father around and learning the business), long range planning to outsmart wealthier and better-connected competitors is required. Trump specializes in this - that’s how he turned a $1 million loan into a multi-billion dollar fortune before inheriting a cent from his father (who died in 1998).

Trump plans long-term to outsmart his short-term oriented opponents (and that is even more successful in politics than in business, as the time horizon is never more than 2 or 4 years away (Senators don’t give a damn about reelection until at least 3-4 years before an election, and do whatever they damned well please before that).

Pretty much everyone underestimates this guy - he’s not only smart as a whip, but he works very hard; he’s literally figuring out ways to outsmart his opponents while they are sleeping. But let them continue to underestimate him...it’ll make his (and therefore OUR) success in the future more certain.