Anderson Cooper actually just raised the idea that Trump is not used to dealing with genuinely independently...

Anderson Cooper actually just raised the idea that Trump is not used to dealing with genuinely independently powerful women. As in it specifically matters that Speaker Pelosi is a woman. Implied in the brief discussion: Trump assumes he can bully women. I find this a reasonable hypothesis. (What he said was a la does gender matter in the maneuvering over the shutdown. Discussion ensued.)