The company didn't explain why it backpedaled on this decision.
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After Obama did just that, Assange backpedaled in record time.
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The fintech has backpedaled on at least one new initiative.
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Then, Trump backpedaled and defended the white supremacists in Charlottesville.
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After a few years, the FCC backpedaled and reduced obligations.
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Saccone "backpedaled into cultural issues, and it looked desperate," Benson said.
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However, a day later Trump backpedaled on the "attack dog" comments.
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" Mr. Northam backpedaled on Twitter, saying expansion was a "no-brainer.
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But of course, Williamson has backpedaled the decision already via Twitter.
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Epic eventually backpedaled and severely reduced the mech's in-game abilities.
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The Trump campaign has backpedaled on many of its earlier policy suggestions.
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Instead of laughs, the feature triggered mass anxiety, and Google quickly backpedaled.
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On Friday, on a different podcast, Shaq backpedaled: "I'm joking, you idiots."
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Barr later backpedaled on the allegation, but the damage was already done.
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Within a week, the state government backpedaled and revised the divisive law.
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" However, after his answer, the author also backpedaled a bit, adding, "And no.
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In fact he backpedaled, which made him seem a little foolish at times.
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Facing an outcry, the president backpedaled and sent the nominations to the Senate.
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On Monday, Trump backpedaled, inadvertently criticizing his own rhetoric, in a news conference.
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Earlier this month, Dimon backpedaled over his now infamous criticism of digital currencies.
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He backpedaled from my backpedaling, saying it was OK, and sorry to bother me.
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Pfizer backpedaled on previous plans to exit the generic drugs segment late last year.
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The company backpedaled on Friday, revealing it will implement a stricter no-texting policy.
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Questlove then backpedaled and said he'd do it after backlash from the relentless students.
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On Monday, Mr. Mollicone backpedaled, and denied ever threatening to fire the museum's director.
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A month later, Trump backpedaled, citing putative massive American arms sales to the Saudis.
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He then backpedaled, saying he would wait until the I.R.S. had completed its audit.
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In each of these cases, Uber backpedaled in the wake of a public backlash.
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Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at first backpedaled on US hopes.
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But it backpedaled on worries about clashes with coca farmers backed by the Shining Path.
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In defense of his life, Van Dyke said, he backpedaled and fired his Smith & Wesson.
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Johnson later backpedaled after it was revealed the message was likely sent as a joke.
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In many of these cases, Uber has backpedaled in the wake of a public backlash.
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He recently backpedaled after suggesting art should be judged based on its quality, first and foremost.
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Seehofer backpedaled today, giving Merkel until July 1 to negotiate a deal with other European leaders.
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After Guillorme backpedaled for a twisting catch, Contreras scampered home, seizing on the wrong-way momentum.
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Yet another promised to explain "Why drinking beer could be good for your heart," and then backpedaled.
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Even though the government backpedaled on the social security measures after five days, pent-up discontent exploded.
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I blurted out, "I don't believe these programs teach you how to direct," and he immediately backpedaled.
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With the smell of elections in the air, Kahlon backpedaled on his position and endorsed Regev's bill.
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"I wanted to fire Luke Walton," Johnson said, adding that ownership granted approval to fire Walton, then backpedaled.
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Jalisco's Attorney General had also said Archivaldo was among those kidnapped, though he eventually backpedaled on the claim.
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Then, in deference to Netflix, as if there were any doubt of the popular show's return, he backpedaled.
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At one point during the campaign, Trump expressed interest in eliminating the EPA entirely, though he later backpedaled.
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Al Jazeera backpedaled by issuing a small correction to the story, which apparently did not satisfy the players.
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Fans derided the company for neglecting to include the central character in the initial set, so Hasbro backpedaled.
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In defense of his life, Van Dyke backpedaled and fired his handgun at McDonald, to stop the attack.
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He then backpedaled when Mr. Stephanopoulos pointed out that Russian troops had been there for nearly two years.
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The Defense Department, facing multiple lawsuits, backpedaled this month and halted the discharges while it reviewed the issue.
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" Meanwhile, Peloton competitor SoulCycle backpedaled away from its plans to go public in May 2018 citing "market conditions.
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Then he backpedaled, issuing a statement that repeated Mr. Trump's claim there had been no quid pro quo.
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Bernie Sanders backpedaled Wednesday on statements suggesting he would curtail his presidential campaign after a recent heart attack.
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But the White House has now backpedaled, acknowledging there was no deal in place to roll back automotive tariffs.
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Biden's campaign confirmed his support of the Hyde Amendment on Wednesday before he backpedaled on his decades-long support.
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But when she presented such evidence last week, he immediately backpedaled, suggesting that he'd pledged nothing of the kind.
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Though he's backpedaled on a total ban on Muslim immigration, he's stuck by the registry idea since the election.
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And though I backpedaled fast, it was not fast enough to avert our first mother-daughter wedding-related standoff.
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When he made a reference to getting married, she freaked out, and he backpedaled, saying it was a joke.
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Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, recently backpedaled a bit on his earlier criticisms on bitcoin.
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Trump quickly backpedaled on the idea, which was criticized by Democrats, senior Republicans and the National Security Agency director.
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Today, Trudeau backpedaled a bit, replying that he indeed thought Castro was a dictator after being asked directly about it.
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Later that evening, officials backpedaled, saying his case needs more review by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Republicans "backpedaled into cultural issues, and it looked desperate," conservative pundit Guy Benson told me after Republicans' loss in Pennsylvania.
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Facing criticism, he backpedaled and signed an amendment that prevented the law from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ customers.
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Buffett's comments came a day after J.P. Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon backpedaled his earlier criticisms of cryptocurrencies.
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He backpedaled on his thinly veiled threat to charge the Fonsecas with disorderly conduct, instead saying he supported freedom of speech.
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The price of the most valuable cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (specifically the BTC chain), has backpedaled significantly from highs set in December 2017.
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Approximately 24 hours later, Trump backpedaled his announcement and said that a U.S. missile strike on Syria may not be imminent.
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Twitter cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey has backpedaled on his plans to move to Africa in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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J.P. Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon has criticized bitcoin but recently backpedaled a bit from his earlier comments. Disclaimer
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Buffett's comments came a day after J.P. Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon backpedaled on his earlier criticisms of cryptocurrencies.
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As for the various entertainers who had snubbed the concert — or even said yes and then backpedaled — Mr. Stephan was dismissive.
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On Friday he backpedaled, tweeting that Mexico is "for the first time in decades" apprehending illegal immigrants before crossing the border.
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Shane jived and backpedaled in a suit and high-top Nikes as his sister stood, mouth agape, next to their father.
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And by Tuesday morning, interim Chamber of Deputies Speaker Waldir Maranhao had backpedaled, writing a letter announcing he had revoked his decision.
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" He was pressed about it again during the briefing and backpedaled, telling reporters to "let me get back to you on that.
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But leaders of the committee backpedaled this month in response to a subtle public reprimand from the No. 2 House Republican, Rep.
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Under pressure, Ms. Merkel has backpedaled somewhat in recent months, reducing the influx of migrants and taking a tougher line on deportations.
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Although Maher is not one for apologies, he quickly backpedaled when his joke backfired after people rightly called him out for being racist.
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That the company has quickly backpedaled and apologized for their apparent lack of due diligence does precious little to excuse what happened here.
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Dissent erupted from the industry in the form of high-profile complaints from artists and executives questioning Spotify's policy, and the streaming platform backpedaled.
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But they have one thing in common — both have backpedaled their support for the historic and vital Trans-Pacific Partnership, otherwise known as TPP.
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The 6-foot-5 Dominguez, standing about 6 yards off his line, backpedaled slowly and was unable to tip the ball over the crossbar.
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Mr. de Blasio eventually named a panel to consider the problem, then backpedaled, saying it would merely suggest a process to evaluate the problem.
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It backpedaled on the idea of increasing the minimum age to buy certain firearms -- a policy President Donald Trump had said he would support.
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However, the 49ers backpedaled, and Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald sacked Hoyer at San Francisco's 32 for an 8-yard loss on fourth-and-20.
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Last year, the company announced DLC for the user-generated game Project Spark, originally planning to charge $5 for the Conker content, but later backpedaled.
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However, the NSA backpedaled this week from earlier claims that it would provide Congress with an estimated number of Americans caught up in 702 surveillance.
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The decision provoked such public outrage that she then backpedaled, allowing the BBC to broadcast the early stages of the ceremony, though not her anointing.
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Buffett's bitcoin comments to CNBC on Wednesday came a day after J.P. Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon backpedaled his earlier criticisms of cryptocurrencies.
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By Friday Trump seemed to have backpedaled on his anti-Qatar stance, and the administration said it was working with all parties to resolve the dispute.
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Perhaps these pro-immigration evangelicals might have forgiven a candidate who met their requirements on social issues but who backpedaled on his support for immigration reform.
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That idea first surfaced in an interview with the editorial board of the New York Times, though in fairness he's backpedaled from that figure since then.
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It shows the judge pushing back—gently—against the government, while the government backpedaled on the aggressive stance it had taken against Apple in its filings.
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Within the space of a few days, Biden said he would favor repeal, then his campaign backpedaled, asserting that he maintained his longstanding support for the amendment.
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Trump slightly backpedaled in his fight with the Pontiff, blaming Mexico instead for somehow pushing the Pope to call out Trump for wanting to build a wall.
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Android Lollipop was planned to be released last year with encryption enabled by default, but Google later backpedaled on its promise, citing "performance issues" on cheaper devices.
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But once the magnitude of the blowback from his announcement became clear, Mr. de Blasio backpedaled, saying that he would not prejudge the fate of any monument.
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From the Clemson 16-yard line, Ohio State backpedaled, with a false start, an incompletion, a rush for a loss and a 10-yard sack by Watkins.
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After he scored 10 consecutive points in the second quarter, the last 3 on a shot from behind the arc, he backpedaled to the defensive end, smirking.
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Bosworth backpedaled after facing opposition — including from Lori Goler, Facebook's head of human resources — who said he was dismissing legitimate employee concerns, said the current and former employees.
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Do they really believe that Mr. Trump can be redeemed even if he backpedaled from all of the destructive, inappropriate and racist statements made over the many months?
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Swing-district Republicans backpedaled away from Mr. Trump and the party, a brand that had proved toxic in last year's midterms with the increasingly diverse electorate in suburbia.
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On Friday, Mr. Dorsey backpedaled on his travel plans during the Morgan Stanley conference, saying he may put off the trip because of the spread of the coronavirus.
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McNeil, wearing shades and still reorienting himself to the position after playing second and third last season, backpedaled before the wind blew the ball over his right shoulder.
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Though later on he backpedaled, saying that the suspension of the project was not yet final, his position ignited a fiery round of accusations from many business organizations.
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Adam Smith (D-Wash.) backpedaled on calls for Pelosi to hand over articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate, which is ready to begin an impeachment trial.
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One month later — ironically, a day after Dimon backpedaled on bitcoin — billionaire investor Warren Buffett told CNBC that the craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies would not last.
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Just recently, Chicago's Loyola University was caught enforcing a policy forbidding employees from communicating with journalists — from which administrators backpedaled and updated the media policy after a public outcry.
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But his administration has backpedaled on some of its most hard-line policies impacting migrant children because of public outrage — most notably the family separations that led to Tornillo's creation.
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" Earlier this week, Trump backpedaled in a major way and claimed that the tape, which was enough to get Billy Bush fired for laughing along as Trump spoke, isn't "authentic.
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Mitt Romney backpedaled after being mocked during the 2012 campaign over plans to install an elevator for his cars in the garage of his oceanfront home in La Jolla, Calif.
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The Winklevoss twins are being sued by an investor who alleges the two backpedaled out of a marijuana delivery start-up deal worth nearly $500,000, the New York Post reports.
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As the last play of overtime began, he backpedaled sharply, glanced across the field, shifted his weight forward and drilled a 23-yard bullet pass to his tight end. Touchdown.
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As Giannis Antetokounmpo backpedaled down the floor of Madison Square Garden, gazelle-like strides propelling him in his moment of glory, the Bucks chased him, waiting to envelop their hero.
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They backpedaled over the weekend, though, and said precinct leaders will be given an iPad-based tool to sync early voters' preferences with choices from people who come to the Feb.
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Two weeks later, the SSA backpedaled, admitting that the authentication process had restricted site access for some customers and saying it will look for other ways to bolster its online security.
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Earlier in the week, the company said that a certain video containing homophobic and racial slurs did not violate its policies, but after a backlash, it backpedaled and removed the clip.
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Amy Sakho, a resident of Serekunda, said she went out on Monday to buy a Barrow T-shirt for inauguration day but backpedaled when she saw the police on the streets.
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On Wednesday, when the executive order was made public, we could see that it made more modest claims, creating a kind of backlash to the furor, as news organizations, and Twitter, backpedaled.
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Kendrick Perkins, in street clothes seated on Cleveland's bench Sunday night, failed to move his feet or legs as Curry backpedaled after missing a 3-point attempt at the end of the third quarter.
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China's stability-obsessed leaders do not know what to make of the 70-year-old Trump, whose win over Hillary Clinton was unexpected, and has backpedaled on some of his more controversial campaign statements.
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Prosecutor Jody Gleason noted during closing arguments that Van Dyke told detectives that McDonald raised the knife, that Van Dyke backpedaled, and that McDonald tried to get up off the ground after being shot.
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But on Chinese television, Mr. Bio backpedaled, explaining that he was negative about only the terms of the airport deal, and that the cancellation wasn't intended as a sweeping indictment of dealing with China.
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As they drew close, Mr. Baril drew a hammer encrusted with dried blood from his pocket, the police said, and repeatedly swung the claw end at Officer Lauren O'Rourke, striking her as she backpedaled.
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The key play on the drive came when Keenum ran toward the line of scrimmage, backpedaled and threw a short pass to tight end David Morgan, who broke three tackles for a gain of 250.6.
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The Flying Elvii showed a nine-man press front, seemingly daring Ryan Tannehill to throw deep; actually the plan was to tempt Tannehill to throw deep because only three Patriots rushed while everyone else backpedaled.
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WARSAW — Just a few months after making it illegal to accuse the Polish nation of complicity in the Holocaust, Poland backpedaled on Wednesday, moving to defang the controversial law by eliminating criminal penalties for violators.
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" Finally, Trump backpedaled on his outrageous lie (shortly after he told a couple more) in a mere 10 words before departing the stage without taking questions: "President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Period.
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While officials have since backpedaled on their praise, and Valev was charged in March 22015 with allegedly violating human rights, the government's newfound opprobrium hasn't done much to halt the spread of the migrant-hunting phenomenon.
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Instead of working with the region to fix the problem, in late December the Trump administration backpedaled on one of the big projects planned to address it, a new set of tunnels under the Hudson River.
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In a joint statement, the U.S. Trade Representative's office and the U.S. Treasury reiterated their view that Chinese negotiators had "backpedaled" on important elements of a deal that had been largely agreed, including on an enforcement provision.
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Investors' inflation expectations, which are closely watched by Fed officials, have tumbled since early May, as the U.S.-China trade conflict has intensified after the Trump administration said Beijing backpedaled on terms it had previously agreed on.
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As Vox has reported, this has happened before; Republicans "backpedaled into cultural issues, and it looked desperate," conservative pundit Guy Benson told me after Republicans' major upset loss in the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District.
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But on his first full day in office this month, he backpedaled, lauding a bill that would keep the military on the streets as part of a newly created National Guard that would also integrate civilian police.
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In a joint statement, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office and the U.S. Treasury reiterated their view that China's negotiators had "backpedaled" on important elements of a deal that had been largely agreed, including on an enforcement provision.
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He called for raising the minimum age for purchasing rifles, seemed open to a Democratic plan to ban assault weapons, and slammed Republican lawmakers for being "afraid of the N.R.A." When that upset the N.R.A., the president backpedaled.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed China has backpedaled in trade talks with the United States because Beijing is hoping for more favorable negotiations with one of the Democratic primary candidates vying for the White House in 20203.
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The Belgian soccer league backpedaled on its decision to keep stadiums open to fans during the outbreak, saying the last round of regular-season matches in the top league scheduled for this weekend will be played in empty stadiums.
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Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, initially said Trump suggested he stay there, but the vice president's office later backpedaled, saying it was solely the decision of Pence's office and that Trump did not direct him to stay there.
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On a fourth down late in the second quarter, Mayfield backpedaled away from a blitz and looped a throw to a spot on the sideline; Westbrook appeared at the last second to pluck the ball out of the air.
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Asked if, knowing what the nation now knows about the intelligence failures that helped lead to that war, he would still have invaded Iraq, Mr. Bush first said yes, then backpedaled, before finally saying that he had misunderstood the question.
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But after polling emerged in the state showing that more than half of voters like the statues, Northam backpedaled, and now simply says he wants to work with local officials to figure out what should be done with the monuments.
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Of course, there's also the cynical version of the story: that Facebook did use location data to make friend recommendations, then backpedaled when security experts compared the practice to NSA surveillance and pointed out that it might violate Facebook's settlement with the FTC.
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" Asked later to clarify his comments on Hitler, Spicer backpedaled and told ABC News' Cecilia Vega, "I think when you come to sarin gas, there was no — he was not using the gas on his own people the same way that Assad is doing.
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" But the NRA resisted an age limit — publicly denouncing the proposal, meeting with Trump, and filing a lawsuit to block a new Florida law with an age limit — and Trump backpedaled, saying on Monday the idea lacked "political support" and he'd be "watching court cases.
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" Asked later to clarify his comments on Hitler, Spicer backpedaled and told ABC News' Cecila Vega, "I think when you come to sarin gas, there was no — he was not using the gas on his own people the same way that Assad is doing.
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Though the Department of Justice originally claimed Trump wasn't using this account in an official capacity, they later backpedaled and argued that while his tweets may be presidential, the blocking (which Slate confirmed is decided by the head honcho himself) is Trump's personal business.
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Amid the firestorm of criticism, Pence backpedaled and signed an amendment to the bill into law aimed at preventing anyone from using the law to discriminate against LGBT individuals -- earning Pence a fresh wave of criticism from social conservative warriors who argued Pence had waffled on principle.
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — When the prime minister announced plans to ban semiautomatic rifles following Friday's mass shootings, it seemed to be the bold response that many New Zealanders wanted — until the country's attorney general backpedaled almost immediately and said that might not be the government's final decision.
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Katie Blair, the campaign manager for Freedom Indiana, spearheaded her organization's fight against former Indiana Governor Mike Pence's 2015 Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which allowed businesses to discriminate against LGBT and non-cisgender individuals in the name of religion that Pence backpedaled on after pressure from individuals like Blair.
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The initial interpretation by the American tech community was that Google would have to immediately stop providing technical support to Huawei for the official version of its Android operating system, but the U.S. government backpedaled and said Google had 90 days to transition before ties must be severed.
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The Trump administration on Sunday night proposed providing some school personnel with "rigorous" firearms training and backed a bill to improve criminal background checks on gun buyers, but backpedaled on the idea of increasing the minimum age to buy certain firearms -- a policy Trump had said he would support.
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Ben Roethlisberger must have seen a blitz key, because he made a hand signal to Antonio Brown: At the snap, Cincinnati blitzed six, Roethlisberger backpedaled and lofted a short pass to Brown cutting over the middle such that he would be directly in front of his quarterback when the throw arrived.
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The administration and analysts have been reluctant to specify what commitments the Chinese government has backpedaled on, but both have acknowledged that as the two countries have neared the finished line there is a faction in Beijing that has found it difficult to agree to commitments that would be enforceable under the deal.
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She has backpedaled since the scandal, insisting that hers is not meant to be a "social investigation" but the analysis of a "mood" — never mind how explicitly her book argues that one year — 1857 — saw the birth of state-created homophobia, as she sees it, with ramifications that continue to this day.
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Image: Screengrab via TripadvisorReview site TripAdvisor may have frantically backpedaled after a Milwaukee Sentinel-Journal expose showed that it had a habit of censoring reviews mentioning blackouts, rape, and suspicious deaths or injuries incurred at certain resorts—specifically Mexican ones, though it remains unclear if other destinations were involved—by adding new functionality warning of potentially dangerous hotels.
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Plenty of the big price moves seen last month were tied to U.S. politics, from President Donald Trump's tweets about Saudi Arabia agreeing to increase oil production (a statement on which the White House later backpedaled) to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments on how the administration would consider allowing some oil buyers to gradually reduce their purchases from Iran.
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Of course, some may find it rather curious that Facebook — a company that reportedly wants to make a device that watches you while you watch TV, and that just backpedaled from saying its new video chat device won't be used to target ads — is helping reboot a show where total strangers are constantly surveilled and their constant conflicts and romances broadcast to millions.
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Though the Trump administration backpedaled in July on a proposed rebate rule that could have significantly cut PBMs' margins, it's likely scrutiny of PBMs won't let up entirely — from not only the government, but also the independent payers they contract with, which could be losing cash as PBMs take a larger cut from the sum they reel in from drugmakers.
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Conway's ginned-up umbrage aside, it's worth noting that she and Tapper are both agreeing with Hillary Clinton's famous remarks at an August fundraiser about Trump supporters fitting into a "basket of deplorables" — or at least the slightly amended, slightly backpedaled version she issued in a statement the next day, in which she apologized for putting half of Trump's supporters in such a basket.
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