nearly 100 days in, it s not entirely clear what president trump is learning. what is very clear is that everyone working around him is beginning to learn how to deal with him. according to politico, white house aides have figured out it s best not to present trump with too many competing options when if comes to matters of policy or strategy. instead, the way to win trump over, they say is to present him a single preferred course of action, then walk him through what the outcome could be and especially how it will play in the press. and it s not just white house aides. foreign leaders are also beginning to figure out how to deal with president trump. for example, when it comes to trump s bluster on nafta, one xican legislator put it this way. it seems like he s sitting at a poker table bluffing rather than making serious decisns. in front of a bluffer, you always have to maintain a firm and dignified position. when it came to trump s campaign promise to label china a currency manipu