You’re blind if you didn’t see this coming. POTUS Donnie, please pull up a chair skippy and pay attention – Senate GOP didn’t have the votes the first time nor this time on their healthcare plan. Of course DEM’s were gonna vote “nay” but if you couldn’t even swing your own Party, who is the Majority of the Senate, well you can only blame leadership – PB/TK
Trump Blames Democrats and a ‘Few Republicans’ for Health-Bill Wreck – By Laura Litvan and Stephen T. Dennis / July 18 2017
President Donald Trump blamed Democrats in Congress — and a few Republicans — on Tuesday for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to abandon efforts to pass a broad Republican-only replacement of Obamacare and opting instead to seek a straight vote on repeal.
“We were let down by all of the Democrats and a few Republicans,” Trump tweeted. “Most Republicans were loyal, terrific & worked really heard. We will return!”
He also said he was willing to “let Obamacare fail” before moving forward on a replacement, which may be delayed by as long as two years under the move McConnell is considering.
A repeal without a replacement is almost certain to get blocked in the Senate as well. The inability to deliver on seven years of GOP promises to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would be the biggest failure yet for Trump and Republicans since they won control of Congress and the White House.
Continue to Bloomberg.com article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-18/two-more-senate-republicans-say-no-to-leaders-on-health-care?srnd=157009252
