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I find all the TDS from all the ersatz tariff and international relations experts quite astonishing.

Weather you love him or hate him, there is no doubt that Trump is trying to act in the best interests of his own country.

I would point out that:

1/ Trump is only acting on what he said he was going to do and received a mandate for from his own electorate, ie American voters.

2/ in any diplomatic and/or negotiations, they will always be pushed backs, counter moves etc. if I can use the analogy of a boxing match, you go in with your game plan and how you might win against your opponent, but he has his own game plan as well and certainly intends to parry and counter punch. There are several rounds to any fight and each round may go one way or the other until a final result is achieved. Very rarely is there a first round knockout punch.

Dammit has anyone here even then in a negotiation for something as simple as a real estate transaction?

There's the asking price, there is first offer, then possibly several counteroffer until a final price is settled on, and of course there may be some quibbling over the "subject to" clauses; settlement date, finance, or any other special conditions where both sides may have to come to some sort of a compromise.

It's all good theatre of course and we plebeians always think that we know better.