Forty-eight minutes into his freewheeling 75-minute rally last week, President Trump made a curious claim. In office, Trump has taken credit for solving crises he himself created and sometimes skirted responsibility when things go wrong. Things the president has claimed credit for include:The president isn’t always eager to claim success, though. When asked last month about the National Football League’s national anthem controversy, which he has repeatedly wielded as a political cudgel, Trump demurred. “I don’t want to take credit for that.”

Source: Washington Post February 20, 2019 22:41 UTC