Stephen Farnsworth—an expert in U.S. politics and the presidency—says Trump was hoping for a more favorable experience at the World Economic Forum. Stephen Farnsworth offered further context for the president’s anger, saying the Trump administration is going through a difficult period, with polling suggesting challenges ahead of the November midterm elections, and widespread controversy over the behavior of federal officials in Minnesota enforcing the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation policy.

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“Well, I think one of the big questions is what are the red lines with Donald Trump? What are the things the president will not do?” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington and the author of the book “Presidential Communication and Character.”

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“President Trump always starts negotiations from a very extreme position. What you see here is a very, very aggressive effort to maximize what the US can get out of this impasse,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

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“I think one of the things that we’ll be seeing in this session is disagreements within the party rather than disagreements across party lines,” explains Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington.

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“Their optimism may be very much limited by the painful fiscal reality that Virginia is facing right now,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

“The story that comes with the Trump administration about the utility of tariffs has really changed a great deal. Now, it really is a vehicle to try leverage outcomes politically that the president wants,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

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