Andy Craig on U.S. Politics

Craig, quoting a post that reproduces the announcement, says what it describes is "literally the status quo" and that "We've had exactly this for decades," and his reply twenty minutes later ties that to what Trump was describing, which disputes that the description reflects something new without praising or criticizing the agreement. The closest competing label is minimizes, because calling something the status quo also downplays its significance. That loses because the post contests what the arrangement is by placing it among arrangements already in place, rather than accepting a change and playing down its consequences.