Trump wakes up early to pat himself on the back and talk about his self-created DACA crisis

By Mark Sumner 
Tuesday Feb 13, 2018 · 8:59 AM EST

On Monday, Donald Trump issued an infrastructure plan that was seen as a burden on states, an attack on blue states, a fantasy that calls on money to magically appear, and a fraction of the necessary investment. But apparently whoever had the early morning Trump whisperer duty told him it went over well.

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
Our infrastructure plan has been put forward and has received great reviews by everyone except, of course, the Democrats. After many years we have taken care of our Military, now we have to fix our roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and more. Bipartisan, make deal Dems?
5:43 AM - Feb 13, 2018
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The military got a boost in funds in the just-passed budget, and while not a dime of that money has yet been spent, apparently the military is now fine—presumably meaning that Trump will now switch from constant mentions of the supposedly-broken military, to constant mentions of how he supposedly-fixed the supposedly-broken military. But Trump’s infrastructure plan has received great reviews ...where? Even Fox News noted that Trump’s budget, of which the plan was a part, would “see the federal deficit once again rising past $1 trillion in the near-term” and that not just Democrats but such rock-solid Republican supporters as the Chamber of Commerce slammed the plan. Still, Trump didn’t spend much time thinking about.

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
Negotiations on DACA have begun. Republicans want to make a deal and Democrats say they want to make a deal. Wouldn’t it be great if we could finally, after so many years, solve the DACA puzzle. This will be our last chance, there will never be another opportunity! March 5th.
5:52 AM - Feb 13, 2018
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Yes, there will never be another chance … because some insane jackass has decided to place an arbitrary deadline on the crisis he created then sit back to sneer as everyone tries to clean up the absolutely unnecessary mess.

Creating this kind of self-imposed deadline is a tactic that is apparently beloved of Trump in big business deals. Or at least, it’s a tactic beloved of Donald Trump, the character created in books like Art of the Deal, and who shares nothing with the actual Trump but a name. In actual big business deals, Trump’s tactics mostly include getting flattered, saying what he’s told, and agreeing to never ask about where the money is really coming from.

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