Negotiator

It is interesting to watch the Trump negotiating style. Take the case of the Ukraine War. Trump starts by saying that the US is not wedded to NATO and this gets everyone's attention. Then he says he will get a peaceful settlement to the war. This is quickly noticed by Putin and Zelensky. Then when everyone is convinced he wants to end the war he says that NATO countries must contribute 5% of their GDP to the war effort if they want the US to continue to help, leaving everyone to think he is reconsidering his plan to end the war. Some guess he is just getting ready to end the war and have the West rebuild Ukraine but they are all guessing. He does the same thing with tariffs. He does it with mass deportations. All this because his is not a politician. He is a businessman and at heart a salesman. The typical professional negotiators are at a loss.