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"delaying choices in the expectation of negotiating a better deal with Washington a year from now, because Trump will effectively establish a floor on how bad things can get."

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UPDATE: Some foreign governments are increasingly factoring into their relationship with the United States what may come to be known as the “Trump put”—delaying choices in the expectation that they will be able to negotiate better deals with Washington a year from now because Trump will effectively establish a floor on how bad things can get for them.

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