How Trump and Schumer Came Close to a Deal Over Cheeseburgers
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN JAN. 19, 2018
President Trump at the White House on Friday. He met with Senator Chuck Schumer in a private, one-on-one negotiating session. Credit Al Drago for The New York Times
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Mr. Trump, a onetime real estate mogul whose book “The Art of the Deal” proclaimed his mastery of negotiation, has struggled at times to seal deals as president. He inserted himself into health care negotiations last March, only to see talks in the House collapse. In September, a deal-making dinner with “Chuck and Nancy” — Mr. Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House minority leader — later devolved into angry recriminations. And he has so far failed to bring his promised trade talks to a close.
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