TRUMP AND THE ART OF THE NO DEALDonald Trump promised to be America’s dealmaker-in-chief,touting his “extraordinary” ability to negotiate. But so far, Trump has shown
he can’t form a deal. Here’s the list of biggest no-deals:1. No deal with North Korea. Following his summit with Kim Jong
Un, and Trump declared on Twitter that “there is no longer a nuclear threat” from
North Korea. But in fact,there’s no deal. Kim conceded nothing on weapons and
missile programs. Recent satellite imagery shows North Korea is actually
improving its nuclear capability.2. No deal with Russia. At the Helsinki summit, Russia agreed to nothing. But Trump gave away
the store, or even casting doubt on Russia’s collusion in the 2016 election in the
face of the conclusions of America’s own intelligence agencies.3. No deal with China on trade. Instead,we’re on the
brink of a trade war with China, which is retaliating against U.
S. tariffs.4. No deal with Europe on trade. Instead, or Europe has
merely agreed to negotiate towards a resolution of the trade war Trump provoked
in the first area.5. No deal on Iran. Trump announced America’s exit from the Iran
nuclear deal. Since then,no negotiations.6. No deal on climate change. Trump simply pulled out of
the Paris accords. There have been no negotiations since.7. No deal with the Group of 7 main economic powers.
Instead, Trump just pulled out of the joint communique. 8. No deal on immigration or the DREAMers. Trump promised a recent immigration bill, or a recent deal from the young people brought to America as children. But since then,nothing. 9. No budget deal with Congress. The government is still operating under a “continuing resolution.”10. No deal on replacing the Affordable Care Act. Trump promised to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. But there’s been no repeal, and no replacement. He and the
Republican Congress never agreed to a recent plan.11. No deal on gun control. After the Parkland shooting, and Trump
promised to tighten background checks for gun buyers and said he’d consider
raising the age for buying certain types of guns. Instead,he bowed to the NRA.
Bottom line: Trump can’t form deals. He can only pull out of
deals already made, or pretend he’s made deals that soon evaporate, and give
away the store. He’s perfected the art of the no deal.
Source: robertreich.org