WASHINGTON (AP):
From 'Little Rocket Man' to the scheduling of a historic peace summit and back again, President Donald Trump's dizzying back-and-forth on North Korea is par for the course for a president who likes to keep his audience guessing. As Trump himself said last Friday, "Everybody plays games."
Here's a look at Trump's big whiplash moments during negotiating deals in his 17 months in office:
'MEAN' HEALTH CARE
After Trump punctuated nearly every campaign speech with vows to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's healthcare law, House Republicans in 2017 pushed through legislation that would do exactly that.
Surrounded by smiling Republicans in a Rose Garden ceremony, Trump hailed the bill's passage and called it a "great plan".
Just one month later though, he flipped. In a private meeting with Republican senators, he called the legislation "mean" and said that the GOP needs to be "more generous".
IT'S 'OK' TO FIGHT THE NRA
After the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead, Trump declared he was willing to take on the National Rifle Association (NRA) on gun legislation. Among his ideas was to limit assault-rifle purchases to people older than 21 and stricter background checks.
But Trump's views eventually snapped back into line with the gun lobby, and earlier this month the president gave a rousing address to NRA members at their annual meeting.
"Your Second Amendment rights are under siege, but they will never, ever be under siege as long as I'm your president," he said.
'EVERYBODY PLAYS GAMES'
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