Has anyone ever heard Donald Trump admit to making a mistake?
I tell myself, "The day I stop making mistakes is the day I die". Still I don't like admitting it. Maybe to myself when I can correct them before anyone notices. I have admitted my mistakes before, taken responsibility but never liked it.
However certainty is infectious. I suspect part of what got Trump elected was his certainty, MAGA. People want their leaders to be certain. Admission of a mistake is frequently the downfall of any politician.
If Trump were to admit he made a mistake calling some African countries, what he called them, would that make him a better president? I don't think he will. It's not in his character. If fact if if he started admitting to his many mistakes, even unintended racism, I suspect he'd start to lose much of his base supporters.
Usually people just want to know someone has accepted the blame for a mistake made. Accepted responsibility for it. Still we don't want to see our leaders making mistakes.
So while I think many are willing to forgive a person's mistake, they aren't likely to elect someone who admits to making them.
I tell myself, "The day I stop making mistakes is the day I die". Still I don't like admitting it. Maybe to myself when I can correct them before anyone notices. I have admitted my mistakes before, taken responsibility but never liked it.
However certainty is infectious. I suspect part of what got Trump elected was his certainty, MAGA. People want their leaders to be certain. Admission of a mistake is frequently the downfall of any politician.
If Trump were to admit he made a mistake calling some African countries, what he called them, would that make him a better president? I don't think he will. It's not in his character. If fact if if he started admitting to his many mistakes, even unintended racism, I suspect he'd start to lose much of his base supporters.
Usually people just want to know someone has accepted the blame for a mistake made. Accepted responsibility for it. Still we don't want to see our leaders making mistakes.
So while I think many are willing to forgive a person's mistake, they aren't likely to elect someone who admits to making them.