Sentence examples for trying to deflect responsibility from inspiring English sources

The lack of an immigration deal in the spending bill had set already set off a round of recriminations, with the White House aggressively trying to deflect responsibility.

The dispute reflects a broader cultural change in Congress: Mr. McConnell is trying to deflect responsibility for financing a project that will most likely bring jobs and improve trade in his region.

-- After publicly emphasizing his direct role in determining whether to ground the 737 Max 8, Trump and his team are now trying to deflect responsibility for the decision back to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Most ominously, the Bush Administration has alienated some of the dollar's biggest supporters by trying to deflect responsibility for America's growing financial dependency onto China and other low-cost producers.

Again, it seems he is trying to deflect responsibility away from the government on the issue and the steps necessary to fix what they originally started.

Bosworth went further and accused Galloway of trying to deflect responsibility away from civil engineers, who designed what Bosworth terms "worthless levees".

Mr. Trump seemed to try to deflect responsibility away from Moscow.

He says that State has not tried to deflect responsibility, they've taken it and have tried to explain how they'll correct the mistakes, and so he's confused as to why Issa keeps making charges.

Ms. Mindel said in response: "This is a typical Clinton attempt to deflect responsibility.

That Strachan also tried to implicate Matt Messias, making his Premiership debut as a referee, in his side's defeat smacked of an attempt to deflect responsibility for the mess Coventry are in.

But Democrats sharply disagreed and echoed statements made today by Mr. Clinton's top aides and lawyers: that Ms. Jones's legal team is trying to deflect the responsibility for its own failings.