And thus tu quoque is indeed the correct response to this dreadfulness from Robert Reich: Trump and his White House don’t argue on the merits.

Tu quoque is normally a logical fallacy. It's really saying, well, but your side does the same thing! Which isn't an argument against my being wrong, it's a deflection of the idea that I might be.

Tu quoque is a Latin phrase, meaning "you also," which is used to describe these reactions from the left and the right. In English, we call them appeals to hypocrisy.

Et Tu Quoque, Kasich? By Mytheos Holt About Mytheos Holt August 16, 2010 3:23 PM ...

Second, the writer commits two errors of debate, both so old as to have Latin names. First is "ad hominem," an appeal to name-calling and personal ridicule. The other is "tu quoque," or you did it ...