A lot of people really, really don’t know how to read others and how to manage a character like Trump.
For Mamdani it was a fucking dog-walk, because he knows people, he’s emotionally intelligent, he’s very, very crafty too. Don’t let the sometimes goofy charm fool you, he’s extremely focused and sharp and careful about everything he says. He just has it down so it looks natural.
Not saying he’s not a genuine person, but he also knows the game like he was born to it.
For the rest of the Dems? I mean… there are a few people who have a lot of spirit and fire, but that’s not how to make Trump bend the knee, you have to really understand his buttons and you can’t meet his obstinance and stupidity with force.
I think a few who were good at working trump in his first administration did do this too - but as you say, there’s fewer than you’d think; and I think when his handlers figured out this was happening, they started scheduling Republicans to meet him right after to “correct” his mindset.
A lot of people really, really don’t know how to read others and how to manage a character like Trump.
For Mamdani it was a fucking dog-walk, because he knows people, he’s emotionally intelligent, he’s very, very crafty too. Don’t let the sometimes goofy charm fool you, he’s extremely focused and sharp and careful about everything he says. He just has it down so it looks natural.
Not saying he’s not a genuine person, but he also knows the game like he was born to it.
For the rest of the Dems? I mean… there are a few people who have a lot of spirit and fire, but that’s not how to make Trump bend the knee, you have to really understand his buttons and you can’t meet his obstinance and stupidity with force.
I think a few who were good at working trump in his first administration did do this too - but as you say, there’s fewer than you’d think; and I think when his handlers figured out this was happening, they started scheduling Republicans to meet him right after to “correct” his mindset.