Yes, you have called it correctly.  It is all the art of the deal.  However, I think Trump and others believe that America has been seriously out negotiated for a long time.  So he has thrown a rock in the pond.  If America had no power then the rock would mean nothing.  However, if Trump is getting close to the truth everybody would be jumping and paying attention to Trump and what he thinks America deserves.   And yes they are ALL jumping.