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Letter: Adversity reveals the real Trump

When the health care legislation imploded, House Speaker Paul Ryan “manned up” and took responsibility. President Trump, not accepting what Harry Truman most famously said — “The Buck Stops Here” — blamed everyone but himself, throwing Ryan under bus in the process.

The aphorism “Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it” applies.

Charles Cornett

Beaufort

This story was originally published April 3, 2017 at 4:32 PM with the headline "Letter: Adversity reveals the real Trump."

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