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GOSH, it took 14 months for someone to compare Trump II to "I don't take responsibility at all" Pandemic Trump?
If you are familiar with my posts, I've been citing Trump's incompetence & I.D.G.A.F. attitude in contrast to the same during the pandemic EVER SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE AGAIN 14 months ago. So now, "a GOP pollster and political consultant with 40 years of experience" is saying it, and maybe people will now believe it?THAT WAS THEN:
03/13/2020 06:32 PM EDT
Trump on Friday deflected blame for his administration’s lagging ability to test Americans for the coronavirus outbreak, insisting instead — without offering evidence — that fault lies with his predecessor, Barack Obama.
“I don’t take responsibility at all,” Trump said defiantly, pointing to an unspecified “set of circumstances” and “rules, regulations and specifications from a different time.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/trump-coronavirus-testing-128971
Trump on Friday deflected blame for his administration’s lagging ability to test Americans for the coronavirus outbreak, insisting instead — without offering evidence — that fault lies with his predecessor, Barack Obama.
“I don’t take responsibility at all,” Trump said defiantly, pointing to an unspecified “set of circumstances” and “rules, regulations and specifications from a different time.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/trump-coronavirus-testing-128971
THIS IS NOW:
February 16, 2026 7:12AM ET
Trump approaches his 400th day back in the White House next week, one Republican pollster is issuing a bleak assessment of his performance so far — one he argued had been “pretty chaotic” and runs a real risk of handing Democrats a decisive victory in the upcoming midterm elections.
“There’s a sense that this is a pretty chaotic administration,” said Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster and political consultant with 40 years of experience, speaking with Politico Monday.
“And it seems to remind people of the pandemic period in the first term. Joe Biden’s fundamental message in 2020 was to restore normalcy, and that seemed to be persuasive to enough people to get him elected.”
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Indeed, many have described Trump’s second stint in the White House as “chaotic,” with its unpredictability only increasing in recent months.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675272157/
Trump approaches his 400th day back in the White House next week, one Republican pollster is issuing a bleak assessment of his performance so far — one he argued had been “pretty chaotic” and runs a real risk of handing Democrats a decisive victory in the upcoming midterm elections.
“There’s a sense that this is a pretty chaotic administration,” said Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster and political consultant with 40 years of experience, speaking with Politico Monday.
“And it seems to remind people of the pandemic period in the first term. Joe Biden’s fundamental message in 2020 was to restore normalcy, and that seemed to be persuasive to enough people to get him elected.”
ALSO READ: Trump-backed candidate in key TX seat defended coach accused of making kid exercise nude
Indeed, many have described Trump’s second stint in the White House as “chaotic,” with its unpredictability only increasing in recent months.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675272157/