deflecting

Later, it was Allred's turn to dodge, repeatedly deflecting questions over why he now supports expanding a barrier at the southern border after previously saying that former President Donald Trump's proposed border wall was "racist."

The opposition fears that it is a delaying tactic aimed at deflecting pressure from the CNE.

As Adam Serwer writes in the Atlantic, "The point of this rhetorical maze is simply to justify racist attacks on a particular target while deflecting accusations of bigotry."

It will now edge further northwards, deflecting the rain to the north and west, and allowing warmer air to seep in once more from the south.

Were you worried people would think you were deflecting from serious issues?