Barely two weeks into the Trump presidency and the United States is already less great and weaker than it was before he took office. Transactional is the quid pro quo of cutting deals, the ordinary game of bargaining, but real leadership is transformational. For the most successful of US presidents, the concept of moral leadership is enhanced by the country's special status in the world. Good negotiators tell you that real bargaining is not zero sum, it leaves both sides feeling good because both are winners. Trump's concept of leadership is woefully thin and confined to this narrow notion of quid pro quo.

Source: Huffington Post February 04, 2017 13:44 UTC