Ahead of the Trump-Kim meeting, the Wall Street Journal examined key foreign-policy moments, many previously undisclosed, from President Trump’s 16 months in office.
An example: In January, Mr. Trump sat in the Oval Office with foreign-policy aides, telling them he wouldn’t sign another extension of the Iran deal. An hour-long back-and-forth erupted. “Ah, fuck it,” Mr. Trump finally said. “I’ll give you one more extension.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.