As president, he has nurtured a culture in his administration where deflecting blame for mistakes, lapses and failures is completely normal. The buck never stops with the people who actually hold power. As president, he has nurtured a culture in his administration where deflecting blame for mistakes, lapses and failures is completely normal. … They’re angry at Republicans, but they’re not angry at me.” According to The Washington Post, a furious Trump confronted Hegseth over the shortages during a meeting at Camp David at the end of last month.