The administration (i.e. Trump) thinks that negotiation means taking extreme and hostile positions, then waiting for others to try to make concessions to deesca

The administration (i.e. Trump) thinks that negotiation means taking extreme and hostile positions, then waiting for others to try to make concessions to deescalate. Holding a gun to the world's economy (ours included) in return for something he can show off as a win is very much in line with his philosophy of "deals". Actually achieving stated aims though? Ahhh, not so much, talk is cheap for him.