Trump's Negotiating Tactics Not Working

[DonViejo]

January 9, 2019 at 7:26 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

“President Trump has long believed that keeping opponents off balance is the best way to win a negotiation. But nearly three weeks into a partial government shutdown, his usual playbook doesn’t seem to be working,” the Washington Post reports.

“In his fight for a section of border wall, the president has dispatched aides to negotiate with lawmakers only to undercut their offers. He has declared a ‘crisis’ at the U.S.-Mexico border but abruptly dropped a talking point about an influx of terrorists after it was proved false. And he has vacillated between threatening to declare a national emergency and professing to prefer a negotiated deal with Democrats.”

“Trump’s approach is a hallmark of a president who eschews strategic planning and preparation in favor of day-to-day tactical maneuvering and trusting his gut. But as he digs in against an emboldened Democratic opposition, Trump has found that his go-to arsenal of bluster, falsehoods, threats and theatrics has laid bare his shortcomings as a negotiator — preventing him from finding a way out of what may be the biggest political crisis of his presidency.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/09/trumps-negotiating-tactics-not-working/

[honest.abe]

1. The "Great Deal Maker" is about to set the record for the longest government shutdown...

due to lack of a "deal".

[apcalc]

2. Maybe his next tactic, straight out of the Trump playbook, will be to "sue" Democratic lawmakers😉😉.

After that, maybe he can then try to bring in substitute Democrats to negotiate with him, and pay them half. Then, even if nothing happens worthwhile, declare “victory” , and drop the subject. That is his mind game.

[PJMcK]

3. Piss poor reporting

Trump doesn't "negotiate." He dictates and digs in his heels. Then he throws a tantrum and walks away.

No one succeeds at negotiations behaving like that.

Trump is a baby and an idiot.

He will lose on his battle for a wall.

[Downtown Hound]

6. Bingo!

The media needs to stop portraying Trump as a master dealmaker or even a moderately successful one. Trump flat out FAILED at legitimate business, which is why he had to turn to the mob and the Russians. No one else would give him money, because they knew what a bad investment he was.

[riversedge]

10. Well said.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Trump is no negotiator and cannot accept mediation.

When you have a dispute, you either end up in litigation, mediation, or arbitration. The dispute must be resolved.

I'm both a litigator and a mediator. Mediation offers one particular feature that eludes litigation and arbitration: a negotiated settlement. There are no winners or losers in mediation, only a resolved settlement. Both sides end up giving something up for the sake of moving on. For example, a landlord may accept a portion of overdue rent in exchange for the tenant vacating the premises within a reasonable amount of time.

Trump likes to win and then crow about it. That's why he has his techniques of bravado, walking out of meetings if compromise doesn't equate to him getting his way 100%. You have to lose in order for him to win.

He equates a settlement with weakness and losing.

It's personal to him.

[beachbum bob]

5. being a bully usually fails to work on those not afraid, we are not afraid

[bdamomma]

7. Rachel said last night

tRump hired 17 lawyers, they won't be able to help either.

[Tracer]

8. "The Art of The No Deal"

Just another example of how awful he is at "deal-making".

[dlk]

9. Trump Couldn't Negotiate His Way Out of a Paper Bag

His negotiating abilities are a total myth!