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POLITICSAug 15 · 11:52 UTCWDIV CLICKONDETROITWill Weissert, Associated Press

The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump's tendency to avoid blame when things go awry

The article analyzes Donald Trump’s tendency to shift blame for various problems, such as economic concerns and vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, onto others, including predecessors and Congress. This behavior is described as a political strategy of being in charge of everything but responsible for nothing when things go badly. This pattern is noted as gaining focus ahead of the midterm elections.

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