Quotes by Donald Trump on Presidential Responsibility
THEN
NOW
Nov 8, 2013
March 13, 2020
#DonaldTrump 11/8/13: "Leadership: Whatever happens, you’re responsible." » #Trump 3/13/20: "I don’t take responsibility at all." Click To Tweet
Quotes by Donald Trump on Presidential Responsibility
THEN
Nov 8, 2013
“Leadership: Whatever happens, you’re responsible. If it doesn’t happen, you’re responsible.”
- Nov 8, 2013
- Nov 8, 2013
Leadership: Whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2013
NOW
March 13, 2020
“I don’t take responsibility at all. We were given a set of circumstances and we were given rules, regulations and specifications from a different time. It wasn’t meant for this kind of an event, with the kind of numbers that we’re talking about.”
March 13, 2020 -
March 13, 2020 -
CNN, March 13, 2020
Q: Dr. Fauci said earlier this week that the lag in testing was, in fact, a failing. Do you take responsibility for that? President Trump: “I don't take responsibility at all … It wasn't meant for this kind of an event” https://t.co/saigTlZ9Rd pic.twitter.com/qayoALD9dd — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 13, 2020
Trump declares national emergency -- and denies responsibility for coronavirus testing failures(retrieved 3/23/20)
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