Indeed, Trump's playbook is quite simple, not sure why politicians the world over have not caught on: 1. He says or threatens something outrageous; People get

Indeed, Trump's playbook is quite simple, not sure why politicians the world over have not caught on: 1. He says or threatens something outrageous; People get all riled up, take a position of defiant vulnerability. 2. He softens his stance; People thanks their stars that they can at least negotiate something with him. 3. He can then proceed to negotiate from a position of strength A good way to deal with Trump, unless you strongly depend on him, is just to ignore him outright.