A Compulsion to Dominate and Sabotage Deal-Making, Undermining Democracy | FlaglerLive

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Trump staged the public Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy to showcase his ostensible prowess as - in his words - an "arbitrator" and "mediator."
63% : In his meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy modeled a version of masculine strength characterized by empathy, discipline and mutual respect.
59% : Trump cemented his reputation as an accomplished dealmaker in the 1980s, when he published the largely ghostwritten New York Times bestseller "Trump: The Art of the Deal.
58% : " Vance initially echoed Trump's message, casting Trump as a consummate diplomat and arguing, "What makes America a good country is America engaging in diplomacy.
51% : " Vance similarly shifted focus from the needs of Ukrainian civilians to paying homage to Trump, demanding that Zelenskyy "offer some words of appreciation for the United States of America and the president who is trying to save your country.
50% : Trump, seemingly angered after Vance pointed out Zelenskyy's lack of deference, dropped his diplomatic tone and informed Zelenskyy: "You've got to be more thankful because let me tell you, you don't have the cards.
48% : Trump insisted during the first 40 minutes that "my whole life is deals" and asserted that he has what it takes to make Putin conform to a peace agreement with an embattled Ukraine.
46% : In his second term, despite having a Republican congressional majority, Trump has established himself as the nation's sole authority, embracing toxic masculinity's theory of power and respect.
36% : " Many of his supporters voted for Trump in 2016 because they wanted a "dealmaker in chief," as one poll characterized it, who could get things done in a fractured Congress.
32% : Trump contended that in order to successfully negotiate, he couldn't alienate either Putin or Zelenskyy.
32% : Doing an end run around Congress and flouting the law, Trump initiated scores of policy changes via executive order and asserted that neither lawmakers nor judges have the authority to challenge or constrain him.
30% : , Trump asserted: "You're gambling with World War III.
27% : Zelenskyy provided historical examples of U.S. diplomatic failures and observed that Trump and other presidents had been unable to contain Putin.
26% : Apparently eager to project a persona as a successful diplomat and powerful dealmaker, Trump rejected a reporter's suggestion that "you align yourself too much with Putin" and not with democratic values.
24% : " After the meeting, both the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Slate's Kaplan compared Trump to a mafia don.
23% : The meeting, which was ended by Trump with no agreement signed, illustrated why authoritarians are lousy dealmakers, particularly when autocratic instincts are exacerbated by what's known as toxic masculinity.
13% : After Trump suspended negotiations, canceled lunch and expelled the Ukrainian delegation from the White House, Reuters reported that "most Republicans rallied behind Trump and Vance.
5% : Trump initially acknowledged that Russian abuses were "tough stuff," but concern for Ukrainians seems to have vanished after Zelenskyy politely challenged Trump.

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