Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  • hydroptic
    23·
    9 hours ago

    Remarkable, it’s like every time he opens his mouth something fantastically stupid comes out.

    And conservatives think this… “person” is a capable and smart negotiator?

    • JWBananas@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      7 hours ago

      Lest we forget:

      https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.html

      “The Democrats don’t matter,” Bannon told Lewis. “The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit.”

      That’s the Bannon business model: Flood the zone. Stink up the joint. As Jonathan Rauch once said, citing Bannon’s infamous quote, “This is not about persuasion: This is about disorientation.”

      Don’t fall for the bait.

    • ryper@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      Making insane demands and negotiating from there is probably what a “smart negotiator” does, in their minds.