Moreover, presidents who do admit mistakes are typically doing so as a way of defusing scandals or explaining foreign policy reversals. How many sitting presidents have apologized for being wrong in how they criticized domestic political opponents?
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Trump's pre-presidential career was, if anything, characterized by a cold-blooded willingness to abandon prior decisions & commitments. I do think his inability to admit error hurts his decisionmaking (he needs scapegoats), but it has little to do with his public messaging.
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Our society actively discourages powerful people from admitting error. Maybe has something to do with modern media where it can be repeated ad nauseam in lieu of actual policy discussions.
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It’s just the standard since 2016 when history began.
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Don’t forget Mr I didn’t have sex with that woman! And Mrs Vast Right Wing conspiracy!
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Indeed, I would argue that Bush's refusal to admit an error in with regards to the war in Iraq was a major fault of his Presidency and helped exasperate existing divisions that predated him and exist still today.
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Bush just going on TV and saying "hey, we're wrong" would not have been well-received by his political opponents. But he was also allergic to *defending* past decisions. His inability to look back at all hurt him.
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You are a completely myopic partisan.
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Fair enough
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