This is false.
Not if they want to be re-elected.
Not even remotely true. Plenty of elected politicians have apologized for things especially those who have been in office for a bit. Plenty of politicians have said they take responsibility of something as well.
In fact I think it would be maybe impossible to find evidence of modern Presidents or people who were major party nominees that haven’t apologized or taken responsibility for something in their political career.
Let’s just cut the bullshit excuses for his behavior. Trump doesn’t apologize because he doesn’t think he’s ever done anything wrong. He doesn’t accept responsibility for mistakes made because he thinks it makes him personally look bad. So he blames everyone else. Even those who were super close to him he flushes down the drain the moment they get caught doing something bad.
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Check apology dates vs. terms of office.
When you only search for facts that back up your opinion, you miss the facts that prove you wrong.
I Googled “Presidents who have apologized” and used the first link that popped up: an NPR link.
Of course, one link that backed up your position.
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It was probably biased in favor of Trump, even though he was not yet a politician.
Full disclosure: This meme was shared by a libertarian friend I’d call a probable Trump voter. It has a little more polish than the last one, so we may indeed be looking at an attempt from MAGA nation to force something to be a “thing”.
Is this meme of Russian origin?
Is it even funny?
What about that thing Trump said?
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Yes.
No.
Everything he says or does is awful.
Any more questions?
(Full disclosure: It’s a little bit funny, because Warren is an old, white woman. She will not be Biden’s running mate, so it’s okay to laugh just a little at her.)
THAT is 100% guaranteed.
Yeah so Obama apologized multiple times before and after being President. Biden apologized what two days ago? Both Clinton’s have apologized for things.
Your article says the Obama joined the long lines of President’s who have apologized. So I’m not sure where you’re going with that one.
You said not if they want to be re-elected and your link had Presidents who apologized and were re-elected. Who showed responsibility and were re-elected.
I don’t think I said politicians apologized and accepted responsibility left and right. But they have apologized and they have taken responsibility. And you’re arguing that the exact person who has put the least amount of thought into his words in modern presidential history should never accept responsibility or apologize. Which is good because he won’t be doing those things.
Wow.
Talk about that “Trump Loyalty”. (I have NO idea where and how that myth started).
Jeff Sessions was the first Senator to endorse Trump, and was as loyal as anyone when stumping on the campaign trail.
I won’t rehash all the Russia Investigation/Recusal stuff…but Trump is absolutely HAMMERING the poor man now on Twitter and on Conservative Media (and elsewhere) in his race in Alabama to regain his old Senate Seat. Trump is solidly behind Sessions opponent Tommy Tuberville.
Polls suggest that Trump’s trashing of Sessions and his support of Tuberville has put Tuberville ahead by a huge margin.
Another nail in the coffin of that “Trump Loyalty” myth.
Something similar is happening to Lindsay Graham. I am not quite clear on how Trump and Graham RECENTLY became enemies (Graham trashed him as a Republican Candidate for President)…but he is for damn sure in Trump’s cross-hairs. (Anybody know why that has recently become so?)
I believe you mean everything he says or does I will defend. Oh no you got a bit upset onetime because he trashed a libertarian. Then you went right back to defending everything he says or does.
Check dates.
Obama apologizes and gets re-elected. Seems like that throws your whole theory that you can’t get re-elected out the window if you say your sorry. Hilary said she took responsibility and was the party nominee. Reagan said he took full responsibility in 1987 and somehow remains a Republican god despite this pussy ass show of weakness.
Sadly without digging too much most of those Presidents had significant events that dominate the pages so finding previous apologies or signs of responsibility is difficult. You can apologize and take responsibility and be a successful politician. It’s not like a death sentence for your career.
If Trump loses in 2020 it won’t be because people were dying to see Joe Biden be President. It will be because they are simply tired of Trump’s behavior. You can see people on this board who lean right who have said they can’t imagine voting for him because of it.
I guess I’ll have to help you out.
George W.:
https://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/13/katrina.washington/index.html
2nd(that is, last) election date:
November 2, 2004
Slick Willy:
February 12, 1999 apology
2nd election date:
November 5, 1996
Reagan(whose apology is criticized):
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganirancontraspeech.htm
2nd election date:
November 6, 1984
Nixon: resigned shortly after apologizing
*Edit: Left out Obama
2nd election date:
November 6, 2012
That has nothing to do with your argument. Unless you are trying to move the goalposts again.
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I know you are still a teen but look up Bay of Pigs and JFK (which was before my time as well). That’s how a president assumes responsibility. Apparently JFK didn’t get your memo about how to avoid not getting reelected. Obviously, he didn’t get reelected for a different reason than stepping up and being an adult.
We can look at Obama, since he is probably the first president you remember, and how he apologized for his remarks after Henry Louis Gates was arrested (2009, you do the math).
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Are you unaware Clinton got blowjobs from an intern in the Oval Office and allegedly banged her with a cigar? This wasn’t one-off behavior from him either.
Here let me help you out.
Obama made a speech about Jeremiah Wright before he was nominated. He apologized for a remark about the special Olympics. Those are just off the top of my head. Both of those were before 2012.
So can you apologize and secure a nomination? Hilary and Obama did. Can you apologize and be re-elected? Yep.