Trump is just a businessman whose best "training" to deal with such people would probably be his exposure to the mob in New York. Will that be enough to allow him to prevail against the Neocons?
Read on:
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2017/01/no_author/neocons-declared-war/
With Trump's appointment of folks like Tillerson and Mad Dog Mattis, and even Pompeo, it seems the neocons have already won. The most recent comments from those three might give mad man McCain a wet dream. I'm sure Cheney and Rumsfeld are smiling. Those appointments contradict Trump on the campaign trail and must disappoint Libertarians at LewRockwell.com. It will be interesting to see how it plays out, what is political theatre, and what is not.