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What changed? He talked to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto.

"I get a call from Mexico yesterday, 'We hear you're going to terminate NAFTA.' I said that's right. They said, 'Is there any way we can do something without you -- without termination?' I said, 'What do you want to do?' He said, 'Well, we'd like to negotiate.' I said we'll think about it. Then I get a call, and they call me, I get a call from Justin Trudeau and he said, 'We'd like to see if we can work something out,' and I said that's fine.'"

What's important here: By Trump's account, two leaders of foreign countries came as supplicants to him. They called him, asked him not to do it. He, as a flexible negotiator, said OK. Because he believed them when they told him, personally, that they would renegotiate the deal in ways more favorable to the United States.

The NAFTA phone calls are far from an isolated incident when it comes to just how much power Trump invests in relationships with people. If he talks to you, if you are nice to him, if he feels as though you connected on some level, he is much, much more likely to give you the benefit of the doubt.

Coming out of it, Trump makes it sound as though he and Xi may be co-starring in a buddy comedy sometime soon.

"Look, my problem is I have established a very good personal relationship with President Xi. I really feel that he is doing everything in his power to help us with a big situation," Trump told Reuters regarding North Korea's ongoing pursuit of a nuclear weapon.

Added Trump: "He's a good man. He's a very good man and I got to know him very well." (Related: Trump has cited the duo's relationship as one of the reasons he isn't labeling China a currency manipulator any more.)

Reminder: Trump spent roughly 48 hours with Xi. They had not met each other previously. Could the meetings possibly have gone so well that Trump is now convinced China is going to help the US on North Korean containment and is going to stop manipulating their own currency?

Trump's background is as an old-school businessman -- he likes to look people in the eye or talk to them on the phone, not shoot emails back and forth. And he believes very strongly in his gut reactions to these meetings. In fact, he is using that gut to guide American foreign policy at the moment.

So, if you don't like the way Trump appears to be heading on an issue, call him up. Meet with him. Tell him how reasonable you are and how powerful he and the United States are. You might just get a change of heart.

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Donald Trump told Reuters in an interview this week that he misses the days before he was president.

"I loved my previous life. I had so many things going," he said. "This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier."

12 days into Trump's presidency, Stern, the radio shock jock and Trump's longtime friend, publicly predicted this moment. During the Feb. 1 broadcast of his show, Stern said he'd told Trump early on that the presidency wouldn't be good for him.

"I really was sincere, I said, 'Why would you want to be the president of the United States? You're not going to be beloved, it's going to be a f*cking nightmare in your life," Stern recalled telling Trump in audio first flagged by CNN's KFile.

"He stepped into a situation that's really not a win for him," he added. "He's a 70 year-old guy, he's got a great life, gorgeous wife, great kids, he's got helicopters, airplanes, all the accoutrements of the great life... so now to step into this f*cking mess, and for what? There are people who are better suited for this kind of thing.

"He didn't need this in his life."

The two men know each other fairly well. Trump was a frequent guest on Stern's radio program for years, and even attended Stern's 2008 wedding.

In the February broadcast, Stern -- who supported Hillary Clinton over Trump -- noted that he still considers Trump a friend, but said that he hadn't heard from him as much as the campaign progressed.

Stern said he believed the presidency wouldn't be a "healthy experience for Trump."

"I know something about Donald Trump, he really does want to be loved," Stern said. "He does want people to really love him. That drives him a lot. I think that he has a very sensitive ego and when you're president of the United States, people are going to be very very critical."

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President Donald Trump on Friday said he intends to appoint Charmaine Yoest, a prominent anti-abortion advocate, as assistant secretary of public affairs for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Yoest, who was a Trump campaign surrogate, is the former president and CEO of Americans United for Life, an advocacy group chipping away at abortion rights across the country. The organization is best known for drafting most of the anti-abortion bills that have passed in state legislatures in recent years. Those measures have included legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and efforts to undermine Planned Parenthood.

As were moving forward at the state level, we end up hollowing out [Roe v. Wade] even without the Supreme Court, Yoest told The New York Times in 2012. Thats really where our strategy is so solid.

Yoest is currently a fellow at American Values, a conservative nonprofit that opposes abortion rights and same-sex marriage.

The announcement was immediately condemned by Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Trump has broken nearly all of his promises to the American people in his first 100 days, but he has certainly stuck to his pledge to erode the constitutional right to abortion, punishing women in the process, Hogue said in a statement. This nomination helps fulfill that twisted promise and speaks volumes about the Trump administrations continued disdain for reproductive freedom and womens rights.

It is unacceptable that someone with a history of promoting myths and false information about womens health is appointed to a government position whose main responsibility is to provide the public with accurate and factual information, said Planned Parenthood Federation America executive vice president Dawn Laguens. Charmaine Yoest has spent her whole professional life opposing access to birth control and a womans right to a safe, legal abortion. While President Trump claims to empower women, he is appointing government officials who believe just the opposite.

Yoest, in her new role, will shape the HHS communications strategy. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation.

The announcement reflects Trumps continuing assault on abortion rights. He signed a billthis month allowing states to withhold funds from organizations, such as Planned Parenthood, that provide abortion services.

And shortly after his inauguration, he signed an executive orderreinstating a ban on giving U.S. funds to nongovernmental organizations that offer or advise on family planning options if those options include abortion.

Donations to Planned Parenthood, meanwhile, have skyrocketed during Trumps presidency.

I take no joy in our popularity or support when it comes at the expense of women in this country, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards told HuffPost this week.Planned Parenthoods popularity is stronger, our membership base is stronger, but that doesnt make up for the fact that millions of womens health care is at risk under Donald Trump. His first 100 days have been incredibly painful for women.

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