WASHINGTON, DC—In the White House Rose Garden Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump was asked if he was at fault for the slow availability of testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus. His response could serve as the slogan for his administration. "I don't take responsibility at all." President Harry Truman famously had a sign on his desk that said, "The buck stops here." Gen. Dwight Eisenhower prepared a statement in the event D-Day failed, saying "If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." Past presidents considered it a point of pride, and a principle of leadership, to accept responsibility for what happens under their command. That's not Trump. He assigns blame, and he accepts — demands — credit. Impeachment, the government shutdown, stock market performance, in virtually every respect it's always been the case. And it is the case with the coronavirus, right through the weird press conference in which he declared a national emergency Friday. For the delays in testing, he essentially blamed the Obama administration, saying the system he'd inherited wasn't equipped for the level of testing needed. For the lack of an agreement on emergency relief measures that were being voted on Friday in… Read full this story
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