Is $1B* 100(deals), better than 10B * 10: In terms of deal experience?

Is it better to get experience on 100 deals at $1B vs 10 deals at $10B? What can be gleaned from a 10B deal that can't from a $1B deal? Is the difference material? This is all framed in relation to IB experience for continued IB employment and excess prestige and BSD privileges.

Seems like a stupid question, but really want to get a sense of whether Obama or Trump has better negotiation/deal-making chops? I would really like to know what skills are thought to be gained from the former that the latter does not offer and vice versa.

Thanks in advance. I've got my monkey shit poncho on!

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