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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPersonal irresponsibility: A concise history of Trumps buck-passing - Dana Milbank
https://www.washingtonpost.com/b94fc804-1a31-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html?utm_term=.3812380e4e9fI inherited a mess! President Trump complained at a news conference with Jordans King Abdullah II on Wednesday afternoon.
For the second day in a row, he blamed the Obama administration for Tuesdays chemical weapons attack by Syrias Assad regime and, for good measure, he blamed his predecessor for one of the worst deals I have ever witnessed, with Iran. Whether its the Middle East, whether its North Korea, whether its so many other things, whether its in our country, horrible trade deals I inherited a mess, he repeated.
No, Mr. President, were the ones who inherited a mess. Problems are piling up quickly, and Trump is pointing his finger everywhere but inward.
President George W. Bush years ago spoke of ushering in a new era of personal responsibility. Now, Trump has ushered in his own era of personal responsibility: Everything is the responsibility of other persons.
Much has been said of Trumps attempt to blame this weeks attack in Syria on Obama, because Obama didnt enforce his 2012 red line against the Assad regime using chemical weapons. This blame shifting might have worked better if the attack hadnt happened on Trumps watch and if Trump himself hadnt strenuously and repeatedly opposed military action against Assad.
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Personal irresponsibility: A concise history of Trumps buck-passing - Dana Milbank (Original Post)
Bill USA
Apr 2017
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)1. Just say "Nobody knew being president could be this hard"
And be done with it.
You are not qualified to run a cookie stand in a parking lot.
malaise
(267,823 posts)2. Heheheheheh
like healthcare is so complicated - stupid fuck