Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst for the past week He received intense criticism In response to concerns about millions of Americans after she told constituents, “We’re all going to die.” Losing health insurance If President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful act of bill” passes.
However, Ernst did not apologise for her ruthless and lighthearted comments. In fact, she It’s doubled.
“I made the false assumption that everyone in the auditorium understands that yes, we will all perish from this earth, and I apologize, and I am truly pleased that there is no need to raise the subject of the tooth fairy,” Ernst said. video Lol her critics.
Refusing to back down, Ernst followed a playbook written by someone other than his dear leader Trump.
Trump’s campaign when he first ran for president in 2016 It’s shaking Just before the election, a recording of the infamous “Access Hollywood” was announced. It was revealed Trump boasts about sexual assault and jokes about women “grabing them with a cat.”
He did not apologise for what he said, even after being criticized by some Republicans. His election college victory in subsequent elections appeared to validate the strategy.
Trump have I refused to apologize For a series of advertisements in 1989, he placed it in several New York publications. Exone five peoplefive black and Latino men who were mistakenly accused of raping and assaulting a woman jogging in Central Park.
Recently, Trump I said At City Hall in April, despite numerous indicators showing that negative recognition ratings and his policies (such as his tariffs) are hurting the economy during the newsnation that he had not made any mistakes with the presidency.
“I really don’t believe I made a mistake,” he said.
But Trump is not alone in the chronicle of a GOP leader who refuses to apologise.
President George W. Bush repeatedly lied to the public, claiming that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, justifying the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Although there were no weapons, Bush never apologized. In fact, bush A presentation was given A 2004 radio and television correspondent’s dinner jokes about failing to find weapons. In the end, more 4,400 Americans He died in search of a weapon that does not exist in Iraq.
Similarly, Nixon did not apologise after the Watergate scandal was directly linked to President Richard Nixon and the system of illegal campaign contributions was exposed. Instead, he Claim There was nothing wrong with him that he was “not a con man.” Nixon eventually became the only president to resign when it was revealed he was likely to be fired each. He was later forgiven by his successor, President Gerald Ford.
Republicans have learned that they can simply thwart and have a weather controversy, especially following Trump’s success. Inevitably, the media stops asking about crime and becomes obsessed with the next story of the day. False controversy It is generated by the right.
The media on the right side, especially Fox News, is a Useful tools For the right to escalate misinformation and attacks while protecting Republicans from fallout. In contrast, Democrats have a continuous habit of issuing apologies.
For example, Senator Barack Obama at the time I apologized In 2008, many rural Americans said they were “clung to guns and religions.”
“If you express things in a way that offends people, I deeply regret it,” he said.
Similarly, when Joe Biden was campaigning for the presidency in 2019, he was Public apology has been issued For working with him after he appeared to praise Separatists in the Senate.
“I’m sorry for the pain and misunderstandings that I caused someone,” he said.
And in 1998, President Bill Clinton was exploring when a scandal was unfolding over her relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinski. A statement has been issued Apologise to the state for his sexual indiscretion.
Sometimes Republicans pay the price to promote lies and refuse to apologise. Trump when the coronavirus pandemic escalates I lied after a lie As for the virus, at some point they even argue that Covid-19 will melt as the temperature rises.
His opponent, Biden, mercilessly criticised him for the issue, maintaining a failed response in key parts of his news and campaign. Biden ultimately won the election Exit votes have been shown He won the support of 61% of voters who said the rise in Covid-19 incidents was the “most important factor” in their vote.
Still, failing to apologise has defaulted as he frequently wins for Republicans. And, as Ernst showed us, the strategy doesn’t go away anytime soon.
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