Your Felon was feeling the heat, there is not other reason for what he did. If the heat were not so bad, holding on until they came to the table would be the proper negotiation strategy.
Yesterday the bottom fell out of the bond market, the banks were talking about ending standard loans. He was forced to back down because he was very close to economic collapse and now the other nations know he does not have close to the power he claimed.
I am willing to bet that yesterday a group of billionaires and leaders of industry along with the Republican leadership paid him a visit.
Id love to see how much Don, Jr made with insider info.