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I was trying to deflect, but he didn’t stop. I just closed my eyes. … It was so fast. Maybe five minutes. Quick. – Judy Huth	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Yesterday’s Republican letter is yet another disingenuous attempt to deflect blame away from Republican irresponsibility that is resulting in the loss of American lives, republicans and their right-wing disinformation machine are undermining vaccine confidence and then blaming the sitting president for a crisis of the unvaccinated that Republicans created. – The Democrat	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
By embracing the backlash to the coronavirus restrictions, Mr. Trump is tapping into a powerful well of political energy as he seeks re-election this year. The president is also trying to deflect anger about his response to the virus away from him and toward Democratic governors, who he hopes will shoulder the blame for keeping the restrictions in place and for any deaths that occur after states reopen. – The New York Times	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This isn't going to destroy the asteroid, it's just going to give it a small nudge and deflect its path around the larger asteroid. – Nancy Chabot	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Simply put, the traffic stop was by the books, what happened afterwards was anything but, I’m dismayed and disappointed by the state representative’s response to the stop. Rather than taking responsibility for his own decisions and actions, he attempted to deflect, cast aspersions and deny any wrongdoing. – Paul Police Chief Todd Axtellto	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks. – Clare Mosley	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Some informants spied on their neighbors because they actually believed the propaganda… Some denounced their enemies in order to settle personal grudges. Some were driven by their own fears to attempt to deflect attention away from themselves…Some were motivated by the sense of power turning in their neighbors gave them. – Kort E. Patterson	added by Normando 3 years ago
After saying she was open to tearing down statues of George Washington, Tammy Duckworth is now using her military service to deflect from her support for the left-wing campaign to villainize America's founding. – The Trump campaign on Tuesday	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Saying there are outside forces is not to deflect and pretend we don't have that. – Tim Walz	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There is really nobody who does not want to see China held to account for the political coverup attempt, which slowed down international awareness and allowed the virus to spread. There is a resentment around the world, but I think you would be hard pressed to find a political leader in The United States or Europe who does not believe this anti-China push by The Trump administration is an entirely a political move. They are trying to deflect blame for the catastrophic incompetence of The Trump administration. – Danny Russel	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When in love, the heart will deflect any sense of reasoning offered by the brain. – RJ Intindola	added by RJ Intindola 4 years ago
We feel fortunate that The Atlantic decided to work with us, and we are grateful that the piece has gone through The Atlantic's thoughtful editorial process, which included another rigorous fact-check and robust legal vetting, singer's response to The Atlantic story wrongfully used' homophobia' to deflect from sexual assault allegations and GLAAD urges the media and the industry at large to not gloss over the fact that survivors of sexual assault should be put first. – Alex French	Found on CNN 5 years ago
She speaks five languages, she was not born in the US, and she is generally viewed as more compassionate than her husband, so this is an important moment for her to show a more empathetic side of her husband's administration, it's important that people see her Africa trip in the best possible light, not as pandering or trying to deflect attention away from the scandal in the White House but as a genuine effort to help showcase accomplishments made there and the work that still needs to be done. – Kate Andersen Brower	Found on CNN 5 years ago
His comment about Netanyahu and Israel is a pivot to deflect from the fact that he’s unwilling and unprepared to condemn the hatred of Mr. Farrakhan. – Matt Brooks	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Farrakhan, by God’s grace, has pulled the cover off of that Satanic Jew and I’m here to say your time is up, your world is through. his comment about Netanyahu and Israel is a pivot to deflect from the fact that he’s unwilling and unprepared to condemn the hatred of Mr. Farrakhan. – Matt Brooks	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
We can now see the fix was in for President Obama and Secretary Clinton to make sure that Bernie Sanders would never be elected. That's embarrassing to many Democrats, so they're flailing about trying to find separate storyline to deflect from the true substance of what was in those emails. – Mike Pompeo	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Well, it's classic Clinton, right? When you find out you got a problem, you deflect, you deny, you create a contretemp where there really is none. Frankly, it's pretty clear who invited the Russians to do damage to America, and it was Hillary Clinton. She put classified information on a private server, inviting the Chinese, the Iranians, the Russians, all have access to it. I hope they didn't get it, but even the former director of the CIA said he thinks they probably did. So, the person who's put American national security risk isn't Donald Trump, it's Hillary Clinton. – Mike Pompeo	Found on CNN 7 years ago
There are real questions being raised about whether Donald Trump himself is just a puppet for the Kremlin in this race, washington Republicans ' need Donald Trump to disclose all of his financial ties and whether Donald Trump advisers are having meetings with the Kremlin. Mook pressed similar points on CBS, saying Trump has ties to China money, while again trying to deflect questions about the foundation’s alleged. – Bill Clinton	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Given the amount of alleged corruption and personnel problems in the Office of Attorney General and his father's administration it is clear that he is attempting to deflect attention away from his own challenges. – Jessica Ditto	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This counterclaim is an attempt to deflect from what the officer did, he shot a teen four times in the back. – Bill Foutris	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I tried to talk to him. I tried to settle him down, i didn’t, but I did deflect his attention. – James Vernon	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I believe the real reason for my dismissal was to deflect attention from the respondent's (RBS's) own admitted failures. – Ian Drysdale	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As the EPA has taken responsibility for the discharge it is unfortunate that Mr. Hennis, whose company owns the Gold King mine, is trying to deflect responsibility from what has clearly been the location of the incident, which is Gold King mine. – Kevin Roach	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Baha Mar Ltd continues to spread false and misleading allegations in an effort to deflect attention away from its mismanagement of the Baha Mar resort project. – China Construction America	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

I was trying to deflect, but he didn’t stop. I just closed my eyes. … It was so fast. Maybe five minutes. Quick.

– Judy Huth

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Yesterday’s Republican letter is yet another disingenuous attempt to deflect blame away from Republican irresponsibility that is resulting in the loss of American lives, republicans and their right-wing disinformation machine are undermining vaccine confidence and then blaming the sitting president for a crisis of the unvaccinated that Republicans created.

– The Democrat

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

By embracing the backlash to the coronavirus restrictions, Mr. Trump is tapping into a powerful well of political energy as he seeks re-election this year. The president is also trying to deflect anger about his response to the virus away from him and toward Democratic governors, who he hopes will shoulder the blame for keeping the restrictions in place and for any deaths that occur after states reopen.

– The New York Times

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This isn't going to destroy the asteroid, it's just going to give it a small nudge and deflect its path around the larger asteroid.

– Nancy Chabot

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Simply put, the traffic stop was by the books, what happened afterwards was anything but, I’m dismayed and disappointed by the state representative’s response to the stop. Rather than taking responsibility for his own decisions and actions, he attempted to deflect, cast aspersions and deny any wrongdoing.

– Paul Police Chief Todd Axtellto

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks.

– Clare Mosley

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Some informants spied on their neighbors because they actually believed the propaganda… Some denounced their enemies in order to settle personal grudges. Some were driven by their own fears to attempt to deflect attention away from themselves…Some were motivated by the sense of power turning in their neighbors gave them.

– Kort E. Patterson

added by Normando
3 years ago

After saying she was open to tearing down statues of George Washington, Tammy Duckworth is now using her military service to deflect from her support for the left-wing campaign to villainize America's founding.

– The Trump campaign on Tuesday

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Saying there are outside forces is not to deflect and pretend we don't have that.

– Tim Walz

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There is really nobody who does not want to see China held to account for the political coverup attempt, which slowed down international awareness and allowed the virus to spread. There is a resentment around the world, but I think you would be hard pressed to find a political leader in The United States or Europe who does not believe this anti-China push by The Trump administration is an entirely a political move. They are trying to deflect blame for the catastrophic incompetence of The Trump administration.

– Danny Russel

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When in love, the heart will deflect any sense of reasoning offered by the brain.

– RJ Intindola

added by RJ Intindola
4 years ago

We feel fortunate that The Atlantic decided to work with us, and we are grateful that the piece has gone through The Atlantic's thoughtful editorial process, which included another rigorous fact-check and robust legal vetting, singer's response to The Atlantic story wrongfully used' homophobia' to deflect from sexual assault allegations and GLAAD urges the media and the industry at large to not gloss over the fact that survivors of sexual assault should be put first.

– Alex French

Found on CNN
5 years ago

She speaks five languages, she was not born in the US, and she is generally viewed as more compassionate than her husband, so this is an important moment for her to show a more empathetic side of her husband's administration, it's important that people see her Africa trip in the best possible light, not as pandering or trying to deflect attention away from the scandal in the White House but as a genuine effort to help showcase accomplishments made there and the work that still needs to be done.

– Kate Andersen Brower

Found on CNN
5 years ago

His comment about Netanyahu and Israel is a pivot to deflect from the fact that he’s unwilling and unprepared to condemn the hatred of Mr. Farrakhan.

– Matt Brooks

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Farrakhan, by God’s grace, has pulled the cover off of that Satanic Jew and I’m here to say your time is up, your world is through. his comment about Netanyahu and Israel is a pivot to deflect from the fact that he’s unwilling and unprepared to condemn the hatred of Mr. Farrakhan.

– Matt Brooks

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We can now see the fix was in for President Obama and Secretary Clinton to make sure that Bernie Sanders would never be elected. That's embarrassing to many Democrats, so they're flailing about trying to find separate storyline to deflect from the true substance of what was in those emails.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Well, it's classic Clinton, right? When you find out you got a problem, you deflect, you deny, you create a contretemp where there really is none. Frankly, it's pretty clear who invited the Russians to do damage to America, and it was Hillary Clinton. She put classified information on a private server, inviting the Chinese, the Iranians, the Russians, all have access to it. I hope they didn't get it, but even the former director of the CIA said he thinks they probably did. So, the person who's put American national security risk isn't Donald Trump, it's Hillary Clinton.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
7 years ago

There are real questions being raised about whether Donald Trump himself is just a puppet for the Kremlin in this race, washington Republicans ' need Donald Trump to disclose all of his financial ties and whether Donald Trump advisers are having meetings with the Kremlin. Mook pressed similar points on CBS, saying Trump has ties to China money, while again trying to deflect questions about the foundation’s alleged.

– Bill Clinton

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Given the amount of alleged corruption and personnel problems in the Office of Attorney General and his father's administration it is clear that he is attempting to deflect attention away from his own challenges.

– Jessica Ditto

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This counterclaim is an attempt to deflect from what the officer did, he shot a teen four times in the back.

– Bill Foutris

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I tried to talk to him. I tried to settle him down, i didn’t, but I did deflect his attention.

– James Vernon

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I believe the real reason for my dismissal was to deflect attention from the respondent's (RBS's) own admitted failures.

– Ian Drysdale

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

As the EPA has taken responsibility for the discharge it is unfortunate that Mr. Hennis, whose company owns the Gold King mine, is trying to deflect responsibility from what has clearly been the location of the incident, which is Gold King mine.

– Kevin Roach

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Baha Mar Ltd continues to spread false and misleading allegations in an effort to deflect attention away from its mismanagement of the Baha Mar resort project.

– China Construction America

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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