[Buckeye McFrog]

We have a problem that could cripple the economy and in turn the entire nation, and he’s worried about the optics.

That’s all you need to know.

[Steely Tom]

We have a problem that could cripple the economy and in turn the entire nation, and he’s worried about the optics.

Not only that, but he thinks he can escape responsibility for the problem by "changing the optics." And he may be right, too.