benefit of the doubt

When talk did turn to tariffs, it was usually framed in ways that went well beyond giving the administration the benefit of the doubt.

And while these issues have little to do with tariffs, the challenges faced by people in towns like Delta may go some way to explaining why many are willing to give President Trump the benefit of the doubt, even as markets plunge on faraway Wall Street.

One might be tempted to give the Republicans the benefit of the doubt on their crusade against “rogue” judges, except for a couple of factors.

I don’t like to make assumptions, but I will give the author the benefit of the doubt and believe, even if for my own peace of mind, that she did not intend to oversee the crucial importance of queer partying and nightlife in the scope of her premise that Americans aren’t partying anymore.

People who voted for Trump and have legitimate feelings that things are unfair then give him the benefit of the doubt, Gray said, because he appears to be speaking their language — and on their behalf.