Donald Trump, the quid-pro-quo president - Washington Examiner

Ruben Navarrette : Eric Adams' deal with Trump to get federal corruption charges dropped.

He says it's illegal for an elected official to sell public actions for private gain.

Trump is helping a politician caught playing quid-pro-quo politics, it's that the deal with Adams itself looks like a quid pro quo.

Trump 's tariffs, foreign policy, and odd set of political alliances are best seen as the tactics of a man whose mode of operation is.

Ruben Navarrette : It's easier to understand Trump 's approach to Ukraine , which is still under Russian invasion.

Trump takes a similar transactional approach to everything he does, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse.

He says the power of the presidency is of great value, but while wielding it, Trump ’s not going away with nothing.

Trumpism is transactional, and why would Trump sit down with Putin ?.