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‘Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails’

‘The out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast #blame for the shutdown on Democrats.’

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails

www.nytimes.com

October 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM

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“… Now, he's shifted to calling the Epstein files a "hoax" and those Republican supporters who are questioning his administration's handling of it as "stupid" and "foolish."”

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Trump, facing MAGA uproar over Epstein files, tries to shift blame elsewhere

Facing uproar among his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump is trying to deflect blame to others.

abcnews.go.com

July 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM

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“… Facing uproar in his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump continues to try to shift #blame for the controversy to others, including onto Biden administration officials for what he calls a 'hoax."”

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abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

Trump, facing MAGA uproar over Epstein files, tries to shift blame elsewhere

Facing uproar among his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump is trying to deflect blame to others.

abcnews.go.com

July 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM

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‘Trump, facing MAGA uproar over Epstein files, tries to shift blame elsewhere’

‘He alleged, without evidence, that former Biden officials doctored the files.’

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abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

Trump, facing MAGA uproar over Epstein files, tries to shift blame elsewhere

Facing uproar among his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump is trying to deflect blame to others.

abcnews.go.com

July 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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‘Trump Blames Biden as US Economy Goes Into Reverse’

“"Donald Trump must admit his failure and reverse course, and immediately fire his economic team."”

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www.newsweek.com/trump-blames...

Trump blames Biden as US economy goes into reverse

The US economy shrank in the first three months of the year after the announcement of baseline tariffs on imports.

www.newsweek.com

May 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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“… All he has right now is your attention because that is focused on him because he's in charge in a time of crisis. And Trump always needs someone else to blame when he's in charge in a time of crisis.”

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www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump blames DEI after tragic plane crash. This is our president. | Opinion

If Trump had the facts to back up this unsubstantiated attack on DEI, he would have presented them from the podium Thursday.

www.usatoday.com

May 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM

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“… He can't – ever – be to blame or accountable. The circumstances are always at fault.”

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www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump blames DEI after tragic plane crash. This is our president. | Opinion

If Trump had the facts to back up this unsubstantiated attack on DEI, he would have presented them from the podium Thursday.

www.usatoday.com

May 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM

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“… As we often heard during Trump's first term, this "is a feature, not a bug" in how he approaches challenges and culpability.”

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www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump blames DEI after tragic plane crash. This is our president. | Opinion

If Trump had the facts to back up this unsubstantiated attack on DEI, he would have presented them from the podium Thursday.

www.usatoday.com

May 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM

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“"… In the wake of a horrific tragedy like this, most public figures would simply help the country grieve and vow to investigate," Bennett told Newsweek. "Trump, by contrast, looks for ways to aggrandize himself and blame his enemies…””

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www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

In plane crash aftermath, a familiar Trump returns: Blamer-in-chief

"The President needs to realize that the election is over," Republican strategist Matt Klink told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

May 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM

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“… Veteran Democratic strategist Matt Bennett said the blame game is crucial to Trump's brand of right-wing populism, where those figures "must always be the hero and have a villain to blame."”

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www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

In plane crash aftermath, a familiar Trump returns: Blamer-in-chief

"The President needs to realize that the election is over," Republican strategist Matt Klink told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

May 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM

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‘In Plane Crash Aftermath, A Familiar Trump Returns: Blamer-in-Chief’

30 Jan 2025

“The tone struck by the president on Thursday was much like the pattern of finger-pointing that he took during his first term.”

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www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

In plane crash aftermath, a familiar Trump returns: Blamer-in-chief

"The President needs to realize that the election is over," Republican strategist Matt Klink told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

May 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM

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“… CNBC reporter Steve Liesman mocked Trump for trying to blame the stock market on Biden, saying, “I think there was a lot of laughter around Wall Street, I think, on that one. I think that people pretty squarely put this on the shoulders of President Trump.””

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thehill.com

May 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM

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“… Trump’s first 100 days in office were the worst for the stock market at the beginning of a presidential term since former President Nixon’s second term in the 1970s, CNBC reported.”

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thehill.com/homenews/adm...

thehill.com

May 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM