Trump's tariff policies have, of course, set off a worldwide economic earthquake.
But he can't help himself, when it comes to talking about other (unnamed) countries, and what he claims are their responses to the tariffs.
He has to demean them, while promoting himself, as he did in a speech on Tuesday, at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner.
He said: "...I'm telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass. They are--they are dying to make a deal. Please, please, sir, make a deal. I'll do anything. I'll do anything, sir."
He then said: "And then I'll see some rebel Republican, you know, some guy that wants to grandstand, say, 'I think that Congress should take over negotiations.' Let me tell you, you don't negotiate like I negotiate."
Evidently, being a savvy negotiator includes saying, in public, that countries you may be negotiating with are "kissing my ass."
