Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to apologize for his words and actions. This refusal has made it difficult for him to build consensus and work with others. But Trump says he would apologize — if he were wrong.
In 2008, Trump made his debut on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with host Jimmy Fallon. The appearance included a sketch where Fallon impersonated Trump in front of a mirror, only to have the real Trump unexpectedly join in for a comical exchange. They discussed Trump’s job plan and his unconventional opinions, including the suggestion that rapper Kanye West might make a better running mate than actor Gary Busey.
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During the interview, Trump talked about his candidacy and the reasons for his growing support, emphasizing the desire to restore the nation, “making America great again.”
Trump also shared his views on apologies, stating that he believed in apologizing only when he was wrong. He told Fallon, “Apologizing is a great thing but you have to be wrong.” Then added, “I will apologize sometime in the hopefully distant future if I’m ever wrong.”
But apparently has not felt he was wrong yet, publicly.
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Fast forward to 2018, in the middle of a week marred by political and religious violence. The political press was eager to hear whether Trump would offer an apology for his role in inflaming crowds and contributing to online animosity. This came in the wake of the arrest of a Florida man suspected of sending bombs to prominent liberals. Investigations revealed the man’s ties to Trump rallies and social media posts targeting Trump’s critics.
Reporters confronted Trump, seeking accountability.
Reporter: Are you to blame at all for what happened, Mr. President? Does it bother you at all?
Trump: No, not at all. No, I mean — not at all, no. There’s no blame. … There’s no anything. … If you look at what happened on — numerous of these incidents, they were supporters of others. No.”
Although Trump doesn’t apologize, he has said the word “sorry” quite often over the years. The Los Angeles Times shared several of those now-infamous posts:
March 19, 2013
Sorry folks, but Donald Trump is far richer and much better looking than dopey @mcuban!
May 8, 2013
Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest — and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault.
April 18, 2015
For all of the haters and losers out there sorry, I never went bankrupt — but I did build a world-class company and employ many people!
In 2019, The New York Times reported that Trump stood by his 1989 comments regarding the Central Park Five, a group of Black and Latino youths who were wrongly convicted as teenagers for a brutal rape in New York City. He addressed his past actions, which included purchasing newspaper advertisements advocating for the death penalty in New York State in the aftermath of the attack, though those ads never explicitly called for the death penalty for the five defendants. “You have people on both sides of that. They admitted their guilt.”
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