" For a President Consumed With Winning, a Stinging Defeat" - Naw, not so much.

"Stinging" applies to how Trump is feeling. I think he's so narcissistic, so solipsistic, that he really believes it when he says "We didn't give up anything."

For a president who believes in zero-sum politics and considers compromise a sign of weakness, it was a bruising setback, a retreat that underscored the limits of his ability to bull his way through the opposition in this new era of divided government. As it turned out, the art of the deal at this stage of Mr. Trump’s presidency requires a different approach and the question is whether he can adjust.