The following article by Philip Rucker, Sean Sullivan and Paul Kane was posted on the Washington Post website October 23, 2017:
During a news conference on Oct. 16, President Trump said he has an “outstanding” relationship with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and defended his handling of the situation in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde/Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
President Trump campaigned as one of the world’s greatest dealmakers, but after nine months of struggling to broker agreements, lawmakers in both parties increasingly consider him an untrustworthy, chronically inconsistent and easily distracted negotiator .
As Trump prepares to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to unify his party ahead of a high-stakes season of votes on tax cuts and budget measures, some Republicans are openly questioning his negotiating abilities and devising strategies to keep him from changing his mind. Continue reading “The great dealmaker? Lawmakers find Trump to be an untrustworthy negotiator.”