Trump's Old Tweet About Responsibility Comes Back To Haunt Him Amid Pandemic
An old tweet from Donald Trump came back to haunt him Friday after the president refused to take responsibility for delays in testing for the coronavirus in the U.S.
“I don’t take responsibility at all,” Trump announced during a press conference declaring a national emergency in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Critics resurfaced this November 2013 post in which Trump claimed that leadership means “whatever happens, you’re responsible.”
Leadership: Whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2013
“If it doesn’t happen, you’re responsible,” the then-reality television personality added at the time.
Many of Trump’s detractors noted there is “always a tweet.”
We finally agree on something! https://t.co/yR7PZwO4VL
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) March 13, 2020
Always a tweet... #IDontTakeResponsibilityAtAll https://t.co/ziz9zdeSIS
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) March 13, 2020
Nov 8 2013 https://t.co/oKSpYAu1CO
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 13, 2020
He. Doesn't. Even. Bother. To. Take. This. #@%&. Down. https://t.co/bMujTQA8Ri
— Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) March 13, 2020
Simpler times. https://t.co/hnkhJiXmOB
— David Swerdlick (@Swerdlick) March 13, 2020
there's always a tweet https://t.co/g97myIpGJw
— Emmy Bengtson (@EmmyA2) March 13, 2020
Today: "I dont take responsibility at all."
2013:..... https://t.co/QMy61mmddg— Nick Weig (@tbweig) March 13, 2020
President Trump should really listen to this guy tweeting in 2013. https://t.co/Zf5IkRuH5v
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 14, 2020
"I don't take responsibility at all." — @realDonaldTrump about the Coronavirus. March 13, 2020. https://t.co/ffQesh1dhU
— Erin Schrode (@ErinSchrode) March 13, 2020
"No, I'm not responsible at all." - #TrumpPressConference https://t.co/xF67oD9qzD
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) March 13, 2020
Couldn't say it better myself. https://t.co/I3iR2LncIV
— Chris Meagher (@chrismeagher) March 13, 2020
This. https://t.co/CzjFDqQd3o
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 13, 2020
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