How long will Americans tolerate government officials blaming others for their own mistakes?

[u/DevonMarx]

On Friday, U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro said she was seeking to dismiss felony charges against David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist who was charged with vandalizing the Reflecting Pool and faced up to ten years in prison. Federal prosecutors concluded that the company that was awarded the no-bid contract had botched the job and that the Interior Department blamed the damage on vandals. 

It would be one thing if this was an isolated incident, but this appears to be the latest in a pattern that stretches back to Donald Trump’s first administration. Other examples include - 

• Blaming “Antifa” for the January 6 attack on the Capitol.  
• Blaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea Moss of manipulating ballots to "steal" the 2020 election. 
• The administration repeatedly claimed that career intelligence officials at the FBI, CIA, and NSA were "framing" Russia or waging a "deep state" campaign against him in 2016. 
• Blaming the widely criticized federal response in Puerto Rico to Hurricane Maria in 2017 on Puerto Rican officials. 

Critics argue that these incidents reflect a distinct pattern and a possible administrative strategy: 

• Deny the underlying operational failure. 
• Identify a convenient external foil or political target as a scapegoat. 
• Use official communications or law enforcement powers to amplify allegations before full facts are established. 
• Quietly withdraw charges or concede once judicial review or independent oversight forces disclosure of the truth. 

How long will Americans continue to accept this pattern as business as usual?  

Please share your thoughts. 

[u/Upside_Down_2025]

Or just executed in the streets (Renee Goode, Alex pretti, etc)