Does Donald Trump Regret Anything? Highlights From His FT Interview

With Donald Trump’s 100th day in office fast approaching and set to coincide with the April 28th deadline when the Continuing Resolution is set to expire, potentially resulting in a government shutdown, the FT sat down with the president for an interview that covers some of the more pertinent aspects of Trump’s presidency to date.
As the FT notes, halfway through the interview in the Oval Office, Trump is asked if he regrets any of his abrasive tweets about allies, political opponents and the state of the world. Trump pauses, momentarily, and responds: ‘I don’t regret anything, because there is nothing you can do about it. You know if you issue hundreds of tweets, and every once in a while you have a clinker, that’s not so bad.’ To which the FT responds, “there are tentative signs that there is more method behind the madness than critics suspect.”
In addition to the previously noted warning that the US is prepared to engage North Korea unilaterally should China fail to intervene (even though it already has to an extent), here are some of the highlights:
On whether Trump will bring up tariffs and “equalization” during his meeting with Xi:

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Apr 2, 2017.