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Eugene Daniels

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The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And also his team, there were stories a couple of weeks ago, months ago at this point,

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

that the chief of staff, Susie Wiles, in the White House was getting concerned because she didn't think, according to the reporting, that the president of the United States was getting a full view of the Iran war.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And that is kind of how, if it's the war, it's all of the issues that Donald Trump looks at.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

It's the polling that they show him.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

So he's not getting a full picture of the impacts of his presidency and how the actions of his presidency are impacting his popularity.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And so you have a whole, you know, he goes in there thinking he's the most popular

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And everybody should love him.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

But then that is not at all how it actually operates.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And you, you know, remember he was talking to the UN and everyone was laughing at him and he thought they were laughing at his joke.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

But when you talk to the leaders that were in that room when he did that speech in his first term, they would tell you that we were laughing at how silly it was.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And that's what you hear from the leaders.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And he doesn't seem to get that.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

And if his team gets that, it doesn't appear that they're like telling him that.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

Yeah, exactly.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

Yes, I do.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

I think that he always thinks that.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

Yes, I think there is... Did you read Maggie Haberman's book, Confidence Man?

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

It is such a... If folks who are listening, if you want to understand Trump's psyche, that is probably the best book to do it in.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

He has been convincing himself and other people of things for decades.

The Rest Is Politics: US
185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?

He is...