Peter Baker: ‘We Should Not Expect Trump To Be the Unifying Leader He Sometimes Pretends He Wants To Be’

Goldberg Peter do you ░░░░░░░░ which Trump is going ░░░░░░░░ prevail after inauguration day ░░░░░░░░ us know BAKER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ but if past is ░░░░░░░░ I think we should ░░░░░░░░ expect the unifying leader ░░░░░░░░ he sometimes pretends he ░░░░░░░░ to be It s ░░░░░░░░ not his metier to ░░░░░░░░ a word I heard ░░░░░░░░ around this table That ░░░░░░░░ not the way he ░░░░░░░░ He does have moments ░░░░░░░░ he wants a little ░░░░░░░░ over chaos where he ░░░░░░░░ it will benefit him ░░░░░░░░ let s face it ░░░░░░░░ s working with one ░░░░░░░░ not two right He ░░░░░░░░ not trying to work ░░░░░░░░ the aisle He s ░░░░░░░░ having any conversations that ░░░░░░░░ know of with Democrats ░░░░░░░░ talk about their priorities ░░░░░░░░ how to have joint ░░░░░░░░ They actually could come ░░░░░░░░ deals on some really ░░░░░░░░ things There are immigration ░░░░░░░░ for instance to be ░░░░░░░░ if he wanted to ░░░░░░░░ them on DACA you ░░░░░░░░ with some border stuff ░░░░░░░░ kind of thing he ░░░░░░░░ indicated no interest in ░░░░░░░░ And his appointments of ░░░░░░░░ his choice of people ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel for the ░░░░░░░░ and Pete Hegseth for ░░░░░░░░ defense indicates to me ░░░░░░░░ retribution is high on ░░░░░░░░ list whether it also ░░░░░░░░ along with building some ░░░░░░░░ or not Goldberg But ░░░░░░░░ the other hand to ░░░░░░░░ back to David s ░░░░░░░░ just to follow this ░░░░░░░░ this an indication that ░░░░░░░░ s a learning curve ░░░░░░░░ that he s learned ░░░░░░░░ lessons from his first ░░░░░░░░ and he s trying ░░░░░░░░ apply the normal rules ░░░░░░░░ politics and you know ░░░░░░░░ to marginalize to some ░░░░░░░░ the extreme right I ░░░░░░░░ is there BAKER Remember ░░░░░░░░ a couple weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ we covered this he ░░░░░░░░ to blow up a ░░░░░░░░ bill that had just ░░░░░░░░ sealed up by Mike ░░░░░░░░ and it was 40 ░░░░░░░░ who said No we ░░░░░░░░ not going along with ░░░░░░░░ on your decision to ░░░░░░░░ to punt the debt ░░░░░░░░ off until later in ░░░░░░░░ presidency So they rebelled ░░░░░░░░ him and maybe he ░░░░░░░░ learned that a little ░░░░░░░░ but I d be ░░░░░░░░ about overstating how far ░░░░░░░░ s changed.”