arm-twisting

No doubt that reaction would tickle Trump, who shuns coalition-building out of the belief that arm-twisting is a superior way to control his caucus.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who remains a thundering force in the Democratic Party nearly two years after giving up her official leadership role, is best known for her behind-the scenes advice and occasional arm-twisting.

On Thursday, after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, arm-twisting and manoeuvring, he accomplished that task.

“It took endless arm-twisting to get the French authorities to release the blueprints to make these sets. And while we believe they are exact, we don’t know for certain what’s in here.”

Trump deployed a mix of bare-knuckle tactics — attacking prosecutors as “corrupt” and guilty of the same conduct of which he was suspected — and arm-twisting charm.