Trump's hypocritical quote on taking blame just about says it all
By Aaron Blake October 16 at 1:43 PM
President Trump almost admitted Monday that he is failing on his agenda. Then he caught himself.
“We're not getting the job done,” he began, before quickly shifting course. “And I'm not going to blame myself. I'll be honest: They are not getting the job done,” he said, referring to Congress.
You hear that, Congress? Trump is washing his hands of you. That “bully pulpit” that Theodore Roosevelt talked about? Overrated. Lyndon Johnson's physical intimidation of wavering lawmakers? Trump shouldn't be expected to dirty his hands. Harry Truman's “buck stop here?” Nope, it actually stops over there, down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Points for honesty, I guess. If there was one microcosm of Trump's attitude toward blame acceptance, this was it. In the span of a few seconds, Trump served notice that he separates himself from any responsibility for what Congress does or doesn't do. It's all on them.
This is quite a different tune than Trump was singing when President Obama was in the same situation in his first two years (yes, Obama had more Democratic senators, but he only had 60 votes for a few months):
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