Trump’s Playbook: How Putin outsmarted 4 US presidents, then was outplayed by 'The Donald'

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Posted on 11/14/2024 7:14:07 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Trump will not fall for Putin's tricks and could end up being a nightmare for the Russian leader.

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American media was so beguiled by the KGB operative in the Kremlin that Putin was chosen as "Person of the Year" by Time magazine in 2007 and four times in a row from 2013 to 2016 by Forbes magazine as the "World’s Most Powerful Individual."

Putin’s trickery didn’t work with former President Trump, however.

You see, Trump invented the game. He loves talking with people and understands the value of communicating, even with foreign dictators. Last month, Trump angered the commentariat when he told Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait that talking with Putin is a "smart thing."

Replying to Micklethwait’s question about whether he had continued contact with Putin after leaving the White House in 2021, Trump said, "But I will tell you that, if I did it, it’s a smart thing. If I’m friendly with people, if I have a relationship with people, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing."

A talented businessman with an authentic communication style and natural ability to connect with people, Trump is well-positioned to outfox Putin. Out-negotiating and outsmarting his counterpart comes with the territory for a successful entrepreneur. To negotiate a better deal, you have to be super attuned to your interlocutor’s personality, allowing you to accurately assess his strengths and weaknesses. Trump has this innate ability to size up people and learn quickly what makes them tick.

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Having understood Putin’s anti-U.S. strategy, Trump has taken several specific steps to counter Russia’s war-fighting doctrine and weaken its combat potential. Realizing that energy is the main source of Russia’s defense economics fueling Putin’s war machine, Trump sanctioned the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in December 2019, angering Putin.

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4 posted on 11/14/2024 7:19:43 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")

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5 posted on 11/14/2024 7:26:31 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )

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6 posted on 11/14/2024 7:28:10 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)

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