Oh, no. I get the usage of the move.
And he totally f**ked it up.
You pull this move at the end. When they won't budge on the last little detail that you really want.
But how close are we to that election? What's he polling at?
yeah, you don't pull this move this close to an election you are currently losing. All those voters out there who are out of work? All of them looking at eviction? That was a giant f**k you to them.
All he had to do was agree. Accept the 2 Trillion dollars Nancy had on the table and then do a victory lap just before an election, talking abot how much he cares about everyone. And look at all the money he got out of those wicked Democrats! And what a great negotiator he is!
But what does President Derp State do? What does "I get the best deals!!!" mega-business man do?
He tries to pull Power Move 9000!!!!! and blows the whole thing up.
Which let Nancy go to the press and say, "Gosh, he called the whole thing off. We were offering 2 trillion dollars in relief for Americans. He wanted less. We offered more. He walked away."
Sending the very clear signal that he DGAF. He'd rather see you burn than make a deal that delivers something.
Because a little help is better than no help.
And he had nothing to offer.