According to the magazine’s calculations, Trump’s net worth was less than half of what he claimed. Friday’s scheduled vote on a Republican health-care overhaul represented the first major test of Trump’s ability to cut deals as president. [House Republican leaders abruptly pull their rewrite of the nation’s health-care law]Regard for Trump’s skill as a negotiator has been central to his media image since before he entered politics. Good dealmaking was at the core of Trump’s campaign message, and a press corps that often threw water on his many dubious claims generally bought into the idea that he is, if nothing else, someone who knows how to negotiate. A tough negotiator like Trump wouldn’t have done that!”From the outset of the campaign, many news reports — even critical ones — credited Trump with negotiating prowess.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2017 14:48 UTC