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Diane Brady

How CEOs deal with Trump: Praise, face time, remorse, and gifts made of gold all go a long way, experience shows

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  • In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady on how CEOs are learning to deal with Trump.
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  • Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

Good morning. Over the past several months, I’ve noticed anecdotally that more global CEOs seem eager to meet with me in Washington or New York. The leader of one multinational admitted that my newfound popularity with his team was by design. It’s important to come to the U.S., he told me, and to be more visible while doing it. Some leaders come to announce new investments or new factories to build products in the U.S.; others prefer to meet with peers and policymakers through Fortune gatherings while staying below the radar for coverage. What unites them is a desire to thrive in the tricky tariff era of Donald Trump.

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