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Originally Posted by Platapus
I think some of the media and politicians are handling this poorly.
When dealing with an emotional petulant child like Trump, when he makes a concession, don't rub it in. You encourage it by stoking his ego and letting him know what a good guy he was.
By throwing it in his face, like some of the reporting is, this will only serve to damage his already fragile ego and the next time he won't be motivated to make any concession. With Trump's ego, I have little doubt that he would now rather the entire country fall than back down again.
When dealing with the immature, the responsible adults need to think strategically. I don't see that happening.
I fear what might happen the next time we are extorted.
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Just remember that the political class, the so called responsible adults that you are beseeching are (still) so justifiably disliked by the American people that they knowingly elected this petulant child as a foil to their increasingly authoritarian power.