Trump is an idiot. He cannot understand anything complex. People try to get info to him with pictures, simple ideas that he might be able to grasp. But… he has decades of expertise on building his brand, dominating the media, crushing enemies, getting his way.
And he can smell weakness, and like bullies everywhere he is driven to crush weak people because he is afraid that he is weak so he has to crush the weak.
It helps him tell himself he is strong. But he’s not. He’s just cruel, which is a weak person’s substitute for strength. Bullies punch down. He punches Schumer and Schumer submits. He grovels to Putin because he sees Putin as strong and he is afraid.
So, it looks like Schumer is giving up and pretending to believe the lies the Republicans are telling him about “concessions” needed to end the government shutdown. Bullshit. Trump will ignore them. It will make him feel strong.
America loses.
