President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he will sometimes speak in hyperbolic terms to indicate his dedication to solving a problem.
Trump appeared on “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” where she asked him about his promises in the past to solve the problem of the Ukraine-Russia war “in 24 hours.”
“I’m not understating the complexity of all this, but as a candidate, you said you would have this war settled in 24 hours,” she noted.
“Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that; what I really mean is I’d like to get it settled, and I think I’ll be successful,” he replied.
“Are you speaking to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin in the last days or hours personally?” Attkisson asked.
“Well, I don’t wanna say but we are dealing with him and I think it’s going reasonably well,” Trump answered. “It’s a very complex situation. It’s a bloody, terrible war and I do think it’s going well. As you know we have a cease-fire agreement with the Ukrainian group and we are trying to get that with Russia too. And I think thus far it’s gone okay; we’ll know a little bit more on Monday and that’ll be hopefully good.”
“What’s the plan if Putin doesn’t agree to a cease-fire?” she queried.
“Bad news for this world because so many people are dying. But I think he’s going to agree. I really do. I know him pretty well and I think he’s going to agree,” Trump concluded.
As far back as 1987, in his book “The Art of the Deal,” Trump explained how he used hyperbole in order to be successful. He wrote, “People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration, and a very effective form of promotion.”
In the same book, Trump also explained his technique for making a deal: “The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you’re dead. The best thing you can do is deal from strength, and leverage is the biggest strength you can have. Leverage is having something the other guy wants. Or better yet, needs. Or best of all, simply can’t do without.”
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President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he will sometimes speak in hyperbolic terms to indicate his dedication to solving a problem.
Trump appeared on “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” where she asked him about his promises in the past to solve the problem of the Ukraine-Russia war “in 24 hours.”
“I’m not understating the complexity of all this, but as a candidate, you said you would have this war settled in 24 hours,” she noted.
“Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that; what I really mean is I’d like to get it settled, and I think I’ll be successful,” he replied.
“Are you speaking to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin in the last days or hours personally?” Attkisson asked.
“Well, I don’t wanna say but we are dealing with him and I think it’s going reasonably well,” Trump answered. “It’s a very complex situation. It’s a bloody, terrible war and I do think it’s going well. As you know we have a cease-fire agreement with the Ukrainian group and we are trying to get that with Russia too. And I think thus far it’s gone okay; we’ll know a little bit more on Monday and that’ll be hopefully good.”
“What’s the plan if Putin doesn’t agree to a cease-fire?” she queried.
“Bad news for this world because so many people are dying. But I think he’s going to agree. I really do. I know him pretty well and I think he’s going to agree,” Trump concluded.
As far back as 1987, in his book “The Art of the Deal,” Trump explained how he used hyperbole in order to be successful. He wrote, “People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration, and a very effective form of promotion.”
In the same book, Trump also explained his technique for making a deal: “The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you’re dead. The best thing you can do is deal from strength, and leverage is the biggest strength you can have. Leverage is having something the other guy wants. Or better yet, needs. Or best of all, simply can’t do without.”
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