The Minutes of Brad Gerstner on negotiation https://minutesof.com/brad-gerstner/on/negotiation/ Everything Brad Gerstner has said on negotiation: 2 verbatim quotes from November 2024, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:09:07 +0000 Gerstner cites Scott Bessent describing Trump's tariff strategy as loaded gun that will rarely be discharged. https://minutesof.com/q/b8bb5ef4-06a3-400f-84b5-a58dfba7c7fc/ https://minutesof.com/q/b8bb5ef4-06a3-400f-84b5-a58dfba7c7fc/ “His nominee to be treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said, quote, the tariff gun will be loaded but rarely discharged, end quote.” — BG2 Pod Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:11:58 +0000 negotiation Gerstner frames Trump's 25% tariff threat as negotiating anchor to achieve objectives, not final position. https://minutesof.com/q/4758494e-4008-42b4-b10f-5b07ba2452c7/ https://minutesof.com/q/4758494e-4008-42b4-b10f-5b07ba2452c7/ “He's gonna raise these tariffs in order to achieve national objectives, and then he's gonna be willing to negotiate away from them, but only if he achieves the national objectives.” — BG2 Pod Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:11:58 +0000 negotiation