deflection

Some might see that as deflection, but in an era of corporate activism it is restraint deserving of praise.

The Treasury Secretary’s spiel can properly be seen as standard Trumpian deflection.

He also claimed that Democrats were using the scandal as a “deflection” for their own political “failures.”

Turi stunned the hosts on 16 minutes, picking up the ball just inside the Croatia half before striding forwards unchallenged and lashing home from outside the box thanks to a heavy deflection.

“Only a very bad, or stupid, Republican would fall into that trap… There should be no deflections to Epstein or anything else.”