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President Harry Truman: "the buck stops here".("The buck stops here" is a phrase that was popularized by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who kept a sign with that phrase on his desk in the Oval Office. The phrase refers to the notion that the President has to make the decisions and accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions.)
So, how about Trump? He's the captain of the ship. The buck stops here, yes? Well...
Well, the testing gaffes, the CDC really dropped the ball, it happened under Trump's watch, and, although a week or so ago, he blamed it on Obama, of course, lol, he knows the buck stops with him. He'll step up to the plate and accept responsibility, right? Right?
Hmm. OK, well, the National Security Council's pandemic team, disbanded under his watch. He'll take responsibility, right? Right?
https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/trump-pandemic-white-house-budget-video/
“I just think that’s a nasty question.”
That was Trump’s response when, at Friday afternoon’s coronavirus press conference, PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor pressed the president about why he refused to take responsibility for disbanding the White House office for pandemic preparedness, in March 2018.
“When you say me, I didn’t do it,” Trump scoffed. “I mean, you say we did that. I don’t know anything about it.”
In reality, the White House got rid of its global health security team in a 2018 John Bolton-led reshuffle. With the sudden departure of its leader, there was no top-ranking White House official looking after how the US should respond to crises like the coronavirus.
I remember candidate Trump saying "only I can fix it". But, now that he's president, if the fix gets screwed up, the buck sure doesn't stop at his desk. And, if he can blame Obama, well, that's his go to move....
So, how about Trump? He's the captain of the ship. The buck stops here, yes? Well...
Well, the testing gaffes, the CDC really dropped the ball, it happened under Trump's watch, and, although a week or so ago, he blamed it on Obama, of course, lol, he knows the buck stops with him. He'll step up to the plate and accept responsibility, right? Right?
Hmm. OK, well, the National Security Council's pandemic team, disbanded under his watch. He'll take responsibility, right? Right?
https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/trump-pandemic-white-house-budget-video/
“I just think that’s a nasty question.”
That was Trump’s response when, at Friday afternoon’s coronavirus press conference, PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor pressed the president about why he refused to take responsibility for disbanding the White House office for pandemic preparedness, in March 2018.
“When you say me, I didn’t do it,” Trump scoffed. “I mean, you say we did that. I don’t know anything about it.”
In reality, the White House got rid of its global health security team in a 2018 John Bolton-led reshuffle. With the sudden departure of its leader, there was no top-ranking White House official looking after how the US should respond to crises like the coronavirus.
I remember candidate Trump saying "only I can fix it". But, now that he's president, if the fix gets screwed up, the buck sure doesn't stop at his desk. And, if he can blame Obama, well, that's his go to move....
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