But how do you read his threats? A negotiating tactic or an unhinged president? I mean, I have no idea. I mean, I mean, he sounds pretty unhinged. Of course. The Wall Street Journal reported today that [Trump] apparently told his aides he was trying to appear unstable. Well, he succeeded in that. I think we all know he's pretty unstable to begin with, but he was trying to appear unstable as a negotiating tactic, and yet he didn't seem to really scare the Iranians. (01:58–02:07)
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Asserts that Trump told aides he was trying to appear unstable, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
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