Has Trump ever taken responsibility?

[Coyote]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

78 posts, zero answers.

ONE answer.

And Kudos to you - though, it was a bit weak imo, he did take responsibility there for what he said.

That is one example - can anyone come up with anything else?

 

[progressive hunter]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

So you can't provide a single answer? Just diversionary insults?

If it's every day it should be easy to provide an example.

 

[Lewdog]

Well, I do remember him saying he was sorry for the way he talked on the bus when the Access Hollywood tape got leaked.

Yes he did issue an apology for that. But even then, he tried to suggest it wasn't his voice on the tape. Even though the whole thing was on video as well as audio. Just like everything else, tried to weasel out of it. Just like mocking Serge Kovaleski when the reporter wouldn't lie for him, and then when that wouldn't play tried to deny he was mocking his arthrogryposis.

Yeah... at first he denied he said it and even said the tape was doctored. Taking responsibility after LYING about it is not exactly worthy.

thats simple,,,

hes up there everyday trying while youre sitting in the back of the bus complaining on the internet,,,

You have no idea what I do, and taking it personal is just a deflection to get off-topic.

Do you think Trump has made any mistakes? Has he taken responsibility for it? Simple premise to the thread.

 

[Thinker101]

Holy crap, Obama took responsibility for something or just gave lip service.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

So you can't provide a single answer? Just diversionary insults?

If it's every day it should be easy to provide an example.

The only thing he need apologize for is not yet designating the Democratic Party a domestic terrorist organization.

He may yet take that under consideration.

 

[Coyote]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

78 posts, zero answers.

The answer is obvious. You children simply don't comprehend.

Still no examples.

 

[depotoo]

Trump previews joint address to Congress, takes blame for communication issues

President Trump said in an exclusive interview Tuesday that his address to Congress this evening will focus on the central planks of his campaign – the military, the border, jobs and health care – and he took responsibility for any communications miscues that have blunted the effectiveness of...

www.foxnews.com

It’s All Trump’s Fault

Whatever it is, whatever might be wrong in your life, its all Donald Trumps fault.

townhall.com

 

[OldLady]

Well, I do remember him saying he was sorry for the way he talked on the bus when the Access Hollywood tape got leaked.

Why would anybody be sorry?

Good point. He actually didn't say he was sorry, did he. But he did try to weasel out of it once the heat died down.

He DID say he was sorry. It's on the vid. Jimminy Crickets, Pogo. I was just answering the OP. The least you can do is accept the truth of that simple fact.

Yes, we did that. And then, he tried to weasel out of it suggesting it wasn't his voice on the tape. That didn't grow legs and he dropped it. Did you know the entire episode was on video? The camera crew, the first guys to get off the bus, were sitting there filming Rump and Bush sitting on the left side of the bus. You can see their mouths moving. In spite of that Rump tried to weasel out if it saying it wasn't him. Just like Tim Apple.

I guess the point being, when you take responsibility it's supposed to be permanent, not something you just wish-away because you'd prefer something had never happened.

True. I just know you strive to be accurate.
And I agree with Coyote that he ruined it and with you that his instincts were to squirm out of it somehow. Narcissists can't accept responsibility for mistakes. Simple fact.

 

[Hossfly]

At this point, I'm stepping in as a mod - the thread is about whether or not Trump has ever taken responsibility. I provided examples of 3 other presidents who had done so.

Let's discuss the topic please.

O.K. We all see what Trump is doing and saying because he lives in a fish bowl. I doubt if anyone here has the guts to press charges against him for what they are claiming he is doing. One thing he is doing is that he's not acting like a slimy politician and the grease-my-palm politicians can't figure out how thwart him. Let's re-impeach him is their only answer.

 

[skye]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

78 posts, zero answers.

The answer is obvious. You children simply don't comprehend.

Still no examples.

No Coyote.

Because there are none.

 

[progressive hunter]

Well, I do remember him saying he was sorry for the way he talked on the bus when the Access Hollywood tape got leaked.

Yes he did issue an apology for that. But even then, he tried to suggest it wasn't his voice on the tape. Even though the whole thing was on video as well as audio. Just like everything else, tried to weasel out of it. Just like mocking Serge Kovaleski when the reporter wouldn't lie for him, and then when that wouldn't play tried to deny he was mocking his arthrogryposis.

Yeah... at first he denied he said it and even said the tape was doctored. Taking responsibility after LYING about it is not exactly worthy.

thats simple,,,

hes up there everyday trying while youre sitting in the back of the bus complaining on the internet,,,

You have no idea what I do, and taking it personal is just a deflection to get off-topic.

Do you think Trump has made any mistakes? Has he taken responsibility for it? Simple premise to the thread.

of course hes made mistakes,,,only a moron would think he hasnt,,,

but hes the one standing up there while you whine like a little bitch on the internet,,,

 

[White 6]

When he raised his right hand with his left hand on the Bible on January 20, 2017, he accepted responsibility, for better or for worse. So far he's done a great job.

anybody can raise their hand and say they do. In practical terms? he's a big fat zero.
He's an awful person, and a terrible president. He's done a shit job from day one...

That's your opinion.My answer was a fact.

Surprised his hand didn't smoke when he touched the, but of course he never covets, commits adultery, or bears false witness, etc or at least does not quit lying to himself or others long enough to take responsibility. As UN-indicted co-conspirator #1, he still has not taken responsibility for the cover up and hush money.

 

[Coyote]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

78 posts, zero answers.

The answer is obvious. You children simply don't comprehend.

Still no examples.

No Coyote.

Because there are none.

In other words .... he has never taken responsibility for anything?

 

[skye]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

78 posts, zero answers.

The answer is obvious. You children simply don't comprehend.

Still no examples.

No Coyote.

Because there are none.

In other words .... he has never taken responsibility for anything?

Oh please Coyote..... please

 

[Lewdog]

Well, I do remember him saying he was sorry for the way he talked on the bus when the Access Hollywood tape got leaked.

Yes he did issue an apology for that. But even then, he tried to suggest it wasn't his voice on the tape. Even though the whole thing was on video as well as audio. Just like everything else, tried to weasel out of it. Just like mocking Serge Kovaleski when the reporter wouldn't lie for him, and then when that wouldn't play tried to deny he was mocking his arthrogryposis.

Yeah... at first he denied he said it and even said the tape was doctored. Taking responsibility after LYING about it is not exactly worthy.

thats simple,,,

hes up there everyday trying while youre sitting in the back of the bus complaining on the internet,,,

You have no idea what I do, and taking it personal is just a deflection to get off-topic.

Do you think Trump has made any mistakes? Has he taken responsibility for it? Simple premise to the thread.

of course hes made mistakes,,,only a moron would think he hasnt,,,

but hes the one standing up there while you whine like a little bitch on the internet,,,

He stands up there and doesn't admit his mistakes. That's what the thread is about... about being a good leader. If I were born into a millionaire family I might be up there too.

 

[Coyote]

At this point, I'm stepping in as a mod - the thread is about whether or not Trump has ever taken responsibility. I provided examples of 3 other presidents who had done so.

Let's discuss the topic please.

O.K. We all see what Trump is doing and saying because he lives in a fish bowl. I doubt if anyone here has the guts to press charges against him for what they are claiming he is doing. One thing he is doing is that he's not acting like a slimy politician and the grease-my-palm politicians can't figure out how thwart him. Let's re-impeach him is their only answer.

Not sure where that is coming from - I'm not talking about charges or anything, this is more about a trait I consider important to leadership and especially to presidents. The willingness to own and take responsibility for their mistakes, poor judgement, bad outcomes.

 

[Indeependent]

Not credit for - he does that all the time, but RESPONSIBILITY for something?

Ronald Reagan:
Ronald Reagan’s acceptance of responsibility in the Iran-Contra Affair in April 1987 when Trump was about to turn 40. Reagan took to the airwaves and revealed his role in the deal that used Nicaragua as the conduit for U.S. arms that were traded for Iranian-held hostages, something Reagan previously had denied. “There are reasons why it happened, but no excuses,” Reagan said. “It was a mistake. I undertook the original Iran initiative in order to develop relations with those who might assume leadership in a post-Khomeini government.” As with Kennedy, the public who genuinely liked Reagan accepted his apology and a potential impeachment was averted. His popularity also returned, scoring him a 64% approval by the time he left office two years later.

John F Kennedy:
John Kennedy’s acceptance of his role in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961 when Donald was nearly 15. The CIA-run operation, begun under the Eisenhower Administration, resulted in the capture of over 1,200 insurgents and ultimately the strengthening of the nascent Castro regime. Kennedy blamed himself for approving the operation and in public held himself solely accountable. "There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan ... Further statements, detailed discussions, are not to conceal responsibility because I'm the responsible officer of the Government.” The public liked what they saw from the young president and gave him a pass. Later Kennedy joked that if he had known how his poll numbers would have soared – into the 80s – he might have called for the invasion to occur sooner.

Barak Obama:
President Obama, by his own admission, failed badly during the rollout of Obamacare in fall 2013, more grievously due to the failures of HealthCare.gov. But he took responsibility and fixed it, launching an unprecedented number of outside programmers and tech specialists to overhaul the site and get it in working order. "I take full responsibility for making sure it gets fixed ASAP,” Obama said at the time. And so he did.

Here are a few other things Obama took responsibility for while in office:

• The failed Tom Daschle and Bill Richardson Cabinet nominations in 2009
• The BP oil spill in 2010
• Democrats’ loss of the House of Representatives in 2010
• The attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012
• The VA scandal in 2014
• Democratic losses in the 2014 midterms
• The death of two hostages in an operation against al-Qaeda in 2015
• The Syrian government’s atrocities in Aleppo in 2016

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Can anyone provide some examples?

Name me a politician who ever claimed responsibility for anything that wasn't positive.
HINT: You can definitely omit Bill Clinton.

 

[progressive hunter]

What I find telling is, my OP is getting a number of "dislikes" but none of them have come up with a single instance of Trump taking responsibility.

He is responsible for every decision he has made, and he accepts it. He owes you people nothing.

Show me an example of him accepting it then.

Every day. Stop being a disgruntled schoolgirl stamping her feet in a tantrum.

78 posts, zero answers.

The answer is obvious. You children simply don't comprehend.

Still no examples.

No Coyote.

Because there are none.

In other words .... he has never taken responsibility for anything?

hes up there taking responsibility for the whole country you stupid twit,,,

 

[Coyote]

Not credit for - he does that all the time, but RESPONSIBILITY for something?

Ronald Reagan:
Ronald Reagan’s acceptance of responsibility in the Iran-Contra Affair in April 1987 when Trump was about to turn 40. Reagan took to the airwaves and revealed his role in the deal that used Nicaragua as the conduit for U.S. arms that were traded for Iranian-held hostages, something Reagan previously had denied. “There are reasons why it happened, but no excuses,” Reagan said. “It was a mistake. I undertook the original Iran initiative in order to develop relations with those who might assume leadership in a post-Khomeini government.” As with Kennedy, the public who genuinely liked Reagan accepted his apology and a potential impeachment was averted. His popularity also returned, scoring him a 64% approval by the time he left office two years later.

John F Kennedy:
John Kennedy’s acceptance of his role in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961 when Donald was nearly 15. The CIA-run operation, begun under the Eisenhower Administration, resulted in the capture of over 1,200 insurgents and ultimately the strengthening of the nascent Castro regime. Kennedy blamed himself for approving the operation and in public held himself solely accountable. "There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan ... Further statements, detailed discussions, are not to conceal responsibility because I'm the responsible officer of the Government.” The public liked what they saw from the young president and gave him a pass. Later Kennedy joked that if he had known how his poll numbers would have soared – into the 80s – he might have called for the invasion to occur sooner.

Barak Obama:
President Obama, by his own admission, failed badly during the rollout of Obamacare in fall 2013, more grievously due to the failures of HealthCare.gov. But he took responsibility and fixed it, launching an unprecedented number of outside programmers and tech specialists to overhaul the site and get it in working order. "I take full responsibility for making sure it gets fixed ASAP,” Obama said at the time. And so he did.

Here are a few other things Obama took responsibility for while in office:

• The failed Tom Daschle and Bill Richardson Cabinet nominations in 2009
• The BP oil spill in 2010
• Democrats’ loss of the House of Representatives in 2010
• The attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012
• The VA scandal in 2014
• Democratic losses in the 2014 midterms
• The death of two hostages in an operation against al-Qaeda in 2015
• The Syrian government’s atrocities in Aleppo in 2016

Donald Trump:
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Can anyone provide some examples?

Acceptance of responsibility, but with no consequences, is pretty worthless. Don't you think?

Depends. Consequences can be hard to define - for example, consequences can be political, etc. But - I think what is more important - is whether accepting responsibility for it leads to changing something as a result. Learning from it. Not just apologizing.

Not one of the instances you gave had consequences attached. None of the perps suffered one iota so in my mind all that happened was they said "yeah, I did it, now fuck off".

Not exactly comforting.

Did they change their behavior, or attempt to fix the problem?

I still think there were consequences - for Kennedy and Reagan, those were stains on their record, forever. For Obama - Syria is and will remain a stain on his record. That's a consequence, aside from the less quantifiable consequences of conscience.

 

[Coyote]

Not credit for - he does that all the time, but RESPONSIBILITY for something?

Ronald Reagan:
Ronald Reagan’s acceptance of responsibility in the Iran-Contra Affair in April 1987 when Trump was about to turn 40. Reagan took to the airwaves and revealed his role in the deal that used Nicaragua as the conduit for U.S. arms that were traded for Iranian-held hostages, something Reagan previously had denied. “There are reasons why it happened, but no excuses,” Reagan said. “It was a mistake. I undertook the original Iran initiative in order to develop relations with those who might assume leadership in a post-Khomeini government.” As with Kennedy, the public who genuinely liked Reagan accepted his apology and a potential impeachment was averted. His popularity also returned, scoring him a 64% approval by the time he left office two years later.

John F Kennedy:
John Kennedy’s acceptance of his role in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961 when Donald was nearly 15. The CIA-run operation, begun under the Eisenhower Administration, resulted in the capture of over 1,200 insurgents and ultimately the strengthening of the nascent Castro regime. Kennedy blamed himself for approving the operation and in public held himself solely accountable. "There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan ... Further statements, detailed discussions, are not to conceal responsibility because I'm the responsible officer of the Government.” The public liked what they saw from the young president and gave him a pass. Later Kennedy joked that if he had known how his poll numbers would have soared – into the 80s – he might have called for the invasion to occur sooner.

Barak Obama:
President Obama, by his own admission, failed badly during the rollout of Obamacare in fall 2013, more grievously due to the failures of HealthCare.gov. But he took responsibility and fixed it, launching an unprecedented number of outside programmers and tech specialists to overhaul the site and get it in working order. "I take full responsibility for making sure it gets fixed ASAP,” Obama said at the time. And so he did.

Here are a few other things Obama took responsibility for while in office:

• The failed Tom Daschle and Bill Richardson Cabinet nominations in 2009
• The BP oil spill in 2010
• Democrats’ loss of the House of Representatives in 2010
• The attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012
• The VA scandal in 2014
• Democratic losses in the 2014 midterms
• The death of two hostages in an operation against al-Qaeda in 2015
• The Syrian government’s atrocities in Aleppo in 2016

Donald Trump:
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Can anyone provide some examples?

Name me a politician who ever claimed responsibility for anything that wasn't positive.
HINT: You can definitely omit Bill Clinton.

Read the OP.