The Real Trump Deal

Millions of people who listened to president Donald J. Trump’s speeches, interviews and debates, saw how he broke all conventions and political expectations. They were stunned and surprised, but they shouldn’t be. Why? Because for almost fifty years the only activity that Donald Trump has focused on has been negotiating and making deals. These deals will be analyzed to:

• Study Trump’s negotiation strategies as President;
• Learn the best strategies from his successes and failures.

The parameters of the analysis are:

• Objective facts are worth more than politics, the goal is to inform;
• Facts are more valuable than words;
• Impartiality comes first.

Success in any negotiation is not measured in wealth.

The analysis is organized in three parts:

• The first part explains Trump’s ten negotiation strategies, analyzed according to the five golden rules in negotiating: information is power, maximizing one’s advantage, using objective criteria and standards, creating an offer-concession strategy, and controlling the organization of time.
• The second part analyzes Trump’s personal skills and ethics.
• The third part studies Trump’s transition from businessman to President.