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I still dont see why people refer to Trump as some negotiating savant. Time after time, its been shown that hes notoriously thin skinned and easy to rattle. Du

I still dont see why people refer to Trump as some negotiating savant. Time after time, its been shown that hes notoriously thin skinned and easy to rattle. During the 3rd debate he was not doing terrible until Hillary commented that he's only successful because daddy gave him money. Trump's inherent identity and belief that he was responsible for all of his own success being under attack in a public forum caused him to become apoplectic. You could see the anger rise, his face turned beet red, he saw red, wasn't thinking clearly and it was then that he went off the rails and his performance suffered. It was clear he had been rattled and veered far off message. I imagine this is his personality. Whatever the case, it has been a constant since I became aware of him from Howard Stern during his playboy years in the 1980's. New Yorkers are well aware of this, his ego and his compulsive need to settle scores with reporters and others for any perceived slight whether imagined or real when he was a fixture of Page 6. Someone like Putin or anyone else with a poker face and on even footing could play him like a fiddle, alternating between awe/flattery and hurling passive aggressive insults.

random_upvoter 10y ago
> Hillary commented that he's only successful because daddy gave him money. Well to be fair that was a pretty low blow. Tons of people inherit a lot of money. Not everyone becomes Trump.
- FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
  > Tons of people inherit a lot of money. Not everyone becomes Trump Trump inherited his father's wealth AND his father's business. I'd argue that other modern reality TV stars are more successful then he is. Paris Hilton never received an inheritance (hefty allowance not withstanding) and built her own business. Kim Kardashian inherited less than him and is on her way to becoming richer. Both built their own business empire, not inheriting daddy's.
shorttime 10y ago
Fair enough, he might be a hot head. Hopefully the Russians realize this and also realize we vastly outspend them, militarily. I didn't vote for either of the two majority candidates but I'm excited to see what will happen. His first 100 days plan is all over the board, nothing has been seen like this before with such drastic changes. I don't know what the outcome will be if he does implement them all.

random_upvoter 10y ago

> Hillary commented that he's only successful because daddy gave him money. Well to be fair that was a pretty low blow. Tons of people inherit a lot of money. Not everyone becomes Trump.

FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
> Tons of people inherit a lot of money. Not everyone becomes Trump Trump inherited his father's wealth AND his father's business. I'd argue that other modern reality TV stars are more successful then he is. Paris Hilton never received an inheritance (hefty allowance not withstanding) and built her own business. Kim Kardashian inherited less than him and is on her way to becoming richer. Both built their own business empire, not inheriting daddy's.

shorttime 10y ago

Fair enough, he might be a hot head. Hopefully the Russians realize this and also realize we vastly outspend them, militarily. I didn't vote for either of the two majority candidates but I'm excited to see what will happen. His first 100 days plan is all over the board, nothing has been seen like this before with such drastic changes. I don't know what the outcome will be if he does implement them all.