Standing against a backdrop of Chinese and American flags, President Trump welcomed by name a roster of corporate executives and Wall Street bankers to the signing of his landmark trade deal with Beijing. “Mary Erdoes, JPMorgan Chase,” Trump said. “They just announced earnings, and they were incredible. …Will you say ‘thank you Mr. President’ at least? Huh? I made a lot of bankers look very good.” The exchange may have been just good-natured ribbing. But it illustrated how a president who once railed against financial industry greed and vowed to remake the Republican Party as a “workers’ party” has prioritized corporate America’s desires. Trump’s high-profile China deal celebration included billionaire Stephen Schwarzman , a private equity investor; Sheldon Adelson , whose company owns casinos […]