I do hope that he'll "soften up", but I don't see what consequences that has for now. Especially his show-man-ship seems to make it more important to show clea

I do hope that he'll "soften up", but I don't see what consequences that has for now. Especially his show-man-ship seems to make it more important to show clearly that a significant portion of the public isn't ok with the policy. Some might argue that he's disregarding that side's positions anyway, but he's doing that to some degree anyway. Also, this is the period in his government which'll shape the rest of his term. There's more freedom/influence initially (government through reconciliation is time limited, no previous deals weighing you down, key personal brought into place). So even if he "softens" later, the consequences will be smaller. It's also not like just Trump's opinion plays a role - his current alliance of supporters has their own goals which in some cases is only tangentially aligned with Trump's. (FWIW: I didn't downvote)