Monday, June 20, 2016

Trump, backwards and in denial

Some time ago, I noted that headlines beginning "Trump Blames" were not a rare occurrence. Deja vu of the same sort just struck as I read the words "Trump Walks Back." Yup...

Trump walks back comments on guns | MSNBC

www.msnbc.com/thomas.../trump-walks-back-comments-on-guns-708928579568
3 hours ago - Trump walks back comments on guns. Larry Pratt from Gun Owners of America criticizes the laws that were in place in Florida and claims that ...

D'Oh!: Trump Walks Back Positions on N. Korea and U.K.'s Cameron ...

www.usnews.com/.../doh-trump-walks-back-positions-on-...
U.S. News & World Report
May 20, 2016 - But the presumptive GOP nominee gives a thumb's up to the Brexit, another sticky foreign-policy wicket.

Donald Trump Walks Back His Only Detailed Economic Proposal ...

thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/05/05/.../trump-tax-plan-reversal/
ThinkProgress
Donald Trump Walks Back His Only Detailed Economic Proposal. by Bryce Covert May 5, 2016 2:24 pm. CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast. Republican ...

Trump walks back pledge to eliminate debt in a decade | Washington ...

www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-walks-back-pledge-to-eliminate.../2589333
Apr 22, 2016 - Donald Trump is walking back his previous pledge to erase the national debt after about a decade if he's elected president. You have said you ...

Trump Advocates Abortion Ban, Walks Back 'Punishment' for Women ...

www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-lewandowski-they-re-destroying-very-go...
NBCNews.com
Mar 30, 2016 - Donald Trump advocates a ban on abortions but reverses his original statement that women should be punished if the procedure were illegal.

Trump walks back attack on George Bush | Washington Examiner

www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-walks-back-attack-on-george.../2583272
Feb 14, 2016 - Donald Trump sought Sunday to walk back his statements during Saturday night's Republican debate that former President George W. Bush ...

Perhaps some of these proposals didn't evince quite the level of deliberation we could wish for?

1 comment:

  1. I have noticed this for a while now. I have done sarcastic posts and serious posts after articles where he walked back a statement.

    My serious concern is that if Trump can't clearly state his message during the election, what will he do and say off the cuff if he us President? And to who? And what would foreign leaders and citizens say if Trump misstates his position. It's scary. I really would like to see some journalists address that.

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