# Trump: "I don't take responsibility at all" **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 13, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444 "2020-03-13T22:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/41 "2020-03-14T18:25:38Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Once again, Andrew Sullivan [has nailed it.](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/andrew-sullivan-reality-arrives-to-the-trump-era.html) My goodness he writes well. Indeed. I think Andrew Sullivan has become the essential writer of this period of American history, something I would have considered highly improbable 15 years ago. Ezra Klein has a great line which is blowing up on Twitter: > [@](#): > > “I don’t take responsibility at all” is such a huge in-kind donation to the Joe Biden campaign that I wonder if Trump broke campaign finance laws in making it Yeah I would bet this is going to feature in a bunch of attack ads. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/42 "2020-03-14T18:48:32Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > And who the hell in the right mind cuts the pandemic team. A guy who is determined to undermine, up-end or otherwise destroy everything Barack Obama did. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/43 "2020-03-14T19:17:47Z")
At least the mammoth [plague of locusts](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/a-u-n-locust-forecaster-explains-the-crisis-in-east-africa.html) probably isn’t the fault of this POTUS - although I’m sure some conspiracy theories can be devised. But if he ever says, “I’m not responsible for locusts,” then he probably is. Start the inquiry! ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/44 "2020-03-14T19:20:50Z")
To be fair, Trump does take responsibility when good things happen–[especially when he had nothing to do with making them happen](https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/trump-takes-undue-credit-for-cancer-progress/). ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/45 "2020-03-14T19:28:56Z")
A few months ago he took credit for [the 100th anniversary of Woman’s suffrage](https://youtu.be/-fSI1v4I7cs?t=31). ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/46 "2020-03-14T20:09:31Z")
Here are the scum who voted nay on the Coronavirus Relief Bill. Source: [How Every House Member Voted on the Coronavirus Relief Bill - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/14/us/politics/coronavirus-house-vote.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR0rlspi1FEkWGR4_YxCUGVSGidjWjfP4ZouCU4B7UbSMzA0ddNJHz_fnpU) Bradley Byrne Ala. 1 Andy Biggs Ariz. 5 Debbie Lesko Ariz. 8 Tom McClintock Calif. 4 Ken Buck Colo. 4 Michael Waltz Fla. 6 Greg Steube Fla. 17 Jody B. Hice Ga. 10 Barry Loudermilk Ga. 11 Steve King Iowa 4 Russ Fulcher Idaho 1 Jim Banks Ind. 3 Tom Emmer Minn. 6 Billy Long Mo. 7 Jason Smith Mo. 8 Dan Bishop N.C. 9 Ted Budd N.C. 13 Jim Jordan Ohio 4 Warren Davidson Ohio 8 Kevin Hern Okla. 1 Joe Wilson S.C. 2 Jeff Duncan S.C. 3 William R. Timmons IV S.C. 4 Ralph Norman S.C. 5 Tim Burchett Tenn. 2 Scott DesJarlais Tenn. 4 John W. Rose Tenn. 6 Mark E. Green Tenn. 7 Louie Gohmert Tex. 1 Lance Gooden Tex. 5 Randy Weber Tex. 14 Chip Roy Tex. 21 Michael Cloud Tex. 27 Brian Babin Tex. 36 Ben Cline Va. 6 Bryan Steil Wis. 1 Jim Sensenbrenner Wis. 5 Glenn Grothman Wis. 6 Mike Gallagher Wis. 8 Alex X. Mooney W.Va. 2 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/47 "2020-03-14T20:22:29Z")
Was their problem with it that it ddn’t include American taxpayer wall funding dollars? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/48 "2020-03-14T20:57:47Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > In a moderately bad scenario, 100 million people get sick and half a million people die. - “Oh, that’s what THEY say! Those are fake statistics, the state Medical Examiners are being very unfair, very disrespectful to the wonderful pharmaceutical industries, saying these people died of Covid, you don’t know that, people get sick and die of things, I have very good people, very very good people who tell me it’s not so.”\* and of course other lies his fan club will eagerly swallow. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/49 "2020-03-14T21:35:22Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > 2020 Campaigns ads should just be a loop of all the times he says “I don’t know” or “It’s not my fault.” Interposed with clips of him saying ‘nobody knows XYZ better than me.’ ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/50 "2020-03-14T22:12:08Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > And who the hell in the right mind cuts the pandemic team. Mao on a pogo stick, it’s insurance. If you don’t need it, you’re prepared. If you do need it, you can respond. If you’re trump/republicans, you cut it 'cause it is big government and you think you can ramp it up on a dime if needed. Morons. Not only that, but the ramping was very slow! > [@bobot](#): > > Was their problem with it that it ddn’t include American taxpayer wall funding dollars? Not enough taxpayer money going to corporations. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/51 "2020-03-14T22:22:18Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Was their problem with it that it ddn’t include American taxpayer wall funding dollars? It didn’t include the payroll tax cut meant to further undermine Medicare and SSI that the horrorshow in the Oval Office wants so bad. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/52 "2020-03-15T03:59:34Z")
Considering that every thing that’s going wrong is Obama’s fault, I think it’s only fair that we punish him appropriately. He should have to resume the presidency and have to stay there until all of the problems are fixed. It’s only fair and I think he’d learn a valuable lesson about responsibility. And Mr Trump, who’s done a great job, should be able to take a well-deserved break. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/53 "2020-03-15T05:53:32Z")
So that rich Chinese guy wants to donate 500 thousand testing kits? Kinda thought some blubbering thanks would have been appropriate, under the circumstances. Has Darth Shit-for-brains even mentioned it? Any American companies volunteered to match it? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/54 "2020-03-15T07:12:41Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > In a moderately bad scenario, 100 million people get sick and half a million people die. Yeah, but those are Democrats, not REAL people, so it’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/55 "2020-03-15T08:02:26Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Yeah, but those are Democrats, not REAL people, so it’s okay. Sedentary older people with pre-existing conditions and bad lifestyles? That’s the Fox audience. All the [del]booger-eating[/del] bright young [del]Nazis[/del] conservatives watch Breitfart now that Fox has turned on the God-Emperor. Yes, Trump Youth will live! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/56 "2020-03-15T10:34:47Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Considering that every thing that’s going wrong is Obama’s fault, I think it’s only fair that we punish him appropriately. He should have to resume the presidency and have to stay there until all of the problems are fixed. It’s only fair and I think he’d learn a valuable lesson about responsibility. And Mr Trump, who’s done a great job, should be able to take a well-deserved break. Stealing. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/57 "2020-03-15T13:30:34Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > To be fair, Trump does take responsibility when good things happen–[especially when he had nothing to do with making them happen](https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/trump-takes-undue-credit-for-cancer-progress/). > [@orcenio](#): > > A few months ago he took credit for [the 100th anniversary of Woman’s suffrage](https://youtu.be/-fSI1v4I7cs?t=31). He’s taking credit [for population growth.](https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-record-high-employment-jobs-numbers-boast-meaningless-2019-11) > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Considering that every thing that’s going wrong is Obama’s fault, I think it’s only fair that we punish him appropriately. He should have to resume the presidency and have to stay there until all of the problems are fixed. It’s only fair and I think he’d learn a valuable lesson about responsibility. And Mr Trump, who’s done a great job, should be able to take a well-deserved break. Once again, [Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job.](https://politics.theonion.com/black-man-given-nations-worst-job-1819570341) > [@RioRico](#): > > Sedentary older people with pre-existing conditions and bad lifestyles? That’s the Fox audience. All the [del]booger-eating[/del] bright young [del]Nazis[/del] conservatives watch Breitfart now that Fox has turned on the God-Emperor. Yes, Trump Youth will live! Anyone who would let themselves die of Democratic Hoax is obviously a RINO! ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/58 "2020-03-15T14:37:19Z")
I thought RINO viruses were not usually deadly. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/59 "2020-03-15T15:18:56Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > I thought RINO viruses were not usually deadly. They’re not booing you, they’re saying _ah-choooooo._ ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444/60 "2020-03-15T17:58:49Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > He has said many times that he does not plan, he _ **reacts** _. And we’re seeing how well that’s working out. :rolleyes: Gary Larson cartoon caption: “Stimulus, response; Stimulus, response. Don’t you ever THINK?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-i-dont-take-responsibility-at-all/849444.md?page=4)