Who would ever deny that mergers can and have been halted? There are several areas of government that can appeal to halt a merger or pressure for changes to be made before a merger is allowed. (In-serious-debt law-anon here)
Your post made it seem as though it was all in Trump's hands whether or not the Bayer/Monsanto combo went through which sounded disingenuous. When I re-read your post though, I started to feel like maybe I had misinterpreted your tone. I'm not someone who goes out of my way to defend Trump at every turn, but defending this board is a different matter. (Even if I do it poorly. Lol)
Maybe you were being cheeky and were more saying you hoped the merger would be stopped? Regardless, I apologize for jumping on you if your comment was meant to forward the board and not just point your finger at a single individual over a complicated merger that has countless moving parts.
For the record, I'm completely against this nightmare merger between 2 companies that no reasonable person would ever trust. (And this from a guy whose Grandad worked for Monsanto for 35 years building chemical plants in China and South America) Fuck both these companies and anyone who believes it could possibly be good for mankind to combine them.