M and M Extra: Trump's Power Moves
2 weeks ago
Donald Trump just went to China — and he didn't go there to bow. He went there to flex.
Here's what everybody's missing. Trump didn't show up with a bunch of stuffy State Department translators and policy wonks. No. He shows up with an entourage of American CEOs — the heavy hitters. Manufacturing. Energy. Tech.
You know what that says?
"China, you can deal with me… or we can take our ball and go somewhere else."
That's not diplomacy. That's leverage.
Here's what everybody's missing. Trump didn't show up with a bunch of stuffy State Department translators and policy wonks. No. He shows up with an entourage of American CEOs — the heavy hitters. Manufacturing. Energy. Tech.
You know what that says?
"China, you can deal with me… or we can take our ball and go somewhere else."
That's not diplomacy. That's leverage.
