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effin Trump is pathetic.
It's his approach to governance.
I see this with some of my developer clients. In trying to get projects approved, you have to figure out what you're going to ask for. Some clients try to figure out in advance what things are likely to get approved and ask for that. Others, though, prefer to be maximally aggressive - they ask for everything, and don't back down until they might actually lose the project over it.
There are pros and cons to both. The hyper-aggressive approach is riskier and leaves a lot of bad feelings among governing bodies and the community - but it has some merit. You avoid bargaining against yourself, you don't leave any achievable outcomes on the table, and you find out exactly where the limits/maxima are.
Trump's approach is to demand everything, act as if he is entitled to everything, act as if everything he wants to do is legal even if everyone says it's not, until someone actually pushes back. That's been very successful for him in his political career. If you don't worry about what other people say is allowed, but do whatever you want to do until someone actually stops you, you'll do a lot more things. It makes him very popular among his base supporters, because it's very smash-mouth politics and makes him seem like a real fighter. And it also reveals where the true limits of Presidential power actually are, versus where pundits and observers think they are.
This also reminds me of poker play (from back when I used to play poker). A very effective strategy for players is to be aggressive in their betting until someone pushes back against them. Push them every time, and most of the time they'll fold - and even if there's a few times they push back hard against you, it's worth it for all the wins that lead up to it when they don't push back.
