Dear all, this is a thread to discuss the various changes-of-heart that Trump has (and had) while in the White House. In particular whether these (or some of these or few of these) are U-turns, "betrayal" of his promises, mistakes (either the initial direction or the change of direction) or simply his opinion changed as the situation changed and a policy or direction from 2016 has served its purpose and its time to reverse it.
Whether such changes mean Trump has no solid opinion or whether he's cunningly flexible.
I will start with this:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-...an-sources-say
In short, Trump is considered by some to be flirting with the idea to go back to the "horrible!" deal Obama made with Iran and that Trump campaigned against
and promising to "sweeten" the pot with 15B$ to recompense Persia for the $$$ lost because of the sanctions he imposed.
Is it a U-turn and a big apology to Iran? Is it a calculated move to get Iran play nice dangling the "carrot" in front of them to get them on the table and then withdraw it?
My opinion: Trump understands to an extend that his stance against Iran was idiotic.
But since Trump isn't the guy to accept he has acted like an idiot, that Obama was right and he was wrong to badmouth the deal etc etc... once he realizes that this is like admitting he is wrong, he will rip up the deal, insult a few dignitaries, rattle the saber with Iran to play tough and in general cost even more goodwill and credibility between USA, its rivals and its allies in order to stroke his ego.
I don't think Trump will go back to the Obama deal despite this being the right thing to do. Trump doesn't give a crap about his country (bone spurs POTUS) or world peace, he just wants to be remembered as a badass. At first he will consider that a deal with Iran will make him seem like an awesome negotiator.
Until he realizes it still puts him in the shadow of Obama that secured the same deal without the 15B$. That means such a move doesn't paint him in the light he wants. So he will give the finger (perhaps literally?) to Iran and withdraw from any kind of such talk and blame his people.
I would argue that the above holds true for many of the rest of the U-turns he did.
Fire-and-Fury rocket Kim is now his buddy and they're in love. Why? because at the time (things change within a few months but at the time) he thinks he can be remembered as a badass negotiator by bringing NK to the table. A few months later he will wake up in a bad mood and threaten to nuke NK. Then they will make up again.
That kind of thing.