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Trump disappointed House conservatives blocked healthcare bill
Reuters ^ | Mar 24, 2017 | Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON

Posted on 03/24/2017 7:49:20 PM PDT by mdittmar

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was disappointed that a conservative faction in the House of Representatives blocked his healthcare legislation and said "we learned a lot about loyalty" from the effort.

Speaking in the Oval Office after a stunning political setback, Trump said the healthcare effort was a victim of stalwart Democratic opposition and any future healthcare legislation would likely need Democratic support.

He also said he was surprised and disappointed by the opposition from the House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservatives who prevented Republicans from using their majority in the House to pass the legislation.

Asked if he felt betrayed by the Freedom Caucus, Trump said he did not.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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1 posted on 03/24/2017 7:49:20 PM PDT by mdittmar
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These dumbasses have to be dealt with all they can do is figure out idiotic ways to lose. They sided with the Democrats and cost Trump momentum. What a bunch of clowns. Now Trump knows WHO he has to campaign against in 2018.


2 posted on 03/24/2017 7:51:52 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com.)
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To: mdittmar

Fake News.


3 posted on 03/24/2017 7:52:22 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: mdittmar

The quotes in the story of Trump do not match the headline. I will have to call this one fake news.


4 posted on 03/24/2017 7:53:33 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: mdittmar

Let’s get serious, the traitor was Paul Ryan and the GOPe “leadership.” Ryancare, if passed had the ability to completely sink the Trump Administration. Actually, not taking the vote was not good in that it “masked” those who we really need to primary.


5 posted on 03/24/2017 7:53:39 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: mdittmar

The Ass. Press this afternoon said that it was the “moderate” GOOBs who were going to stop it. The “media” and their polls are totally clueless.


6 posted on 03/24/2017 7:54:30 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. - Clint Eastwood)
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To: arrogantsob

These dumbasses saved us from Obamacare 2.0. This bill was written by the insurance industry and should have never been supported by Trump


7 posted on 03/24/2017 7:54:58 PM PDT by Emergencyawesome
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To: arrogantsob

I’m not unhappy with the Freedom Caucus, and I am a person who wanted the bill to pass.

I’m not going to be mad at people who say hey we can’t do this, because this is not what we said we would do.

That’s what I would do. I keep my word. Honesty is important to me.

The person who failed is the person who crafted the bill without allowing input from others, and that person is Ryan.

He could not create legislation that his people would support, and by behaving arrogantly as he did, he failed and made fools of the House.

He’s got to go.


8 posted on 03/24/2017 7:55:28 PM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: Arm_Bears; mdittmar

While it doesn’t necessarily change the outcome, I think that our response really should have in mind what their intent in voting against the bill would be.

The HFC, from what I say, contains a certain number of never-Trumpers. Were they actually trying to be conservative and do the right thing? Or were they just being spiteful? Or were they bribed?

I wasn’t impressed with how they reacted over these last few weeks; they didn’t act like people who wanted to repeal Obamacare at all.


9 posted on 03/24/2017 7:55:37 PM PDT by Luircin (Dancing in the streets! Time to DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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To: Arm_Bears

Sure is. I heard his comments live, and this doesn’t come close to what he said.


10 posted on 03/24/2017 7:56:31 PM PDT by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: chris37

He’s got to go.

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Agreed.

In my case, how I view the HFC depends on whether they intended to be spiteful or whether they really were trying to do the right thing, even if they may or may not have been mistaken.


11 posted on 03/24/2017 7:56:51 PM PDT by Luircin (Dancing in the streets! Time to DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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To: mdittmar

Here’s a suggestion to DC

Repeal Obamacare.

Forget replacing it.


12 posted on 03/24/2017 7:57:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both)
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To: arrogantsob

HAHAHAHHHAHA.... Tell me something.... Do you think Paul Ryan will be speaker in the near future? Rumor has it that Trey Gowdy will be speaker because of ryans failure. Trump place 9 level chess. If Ryan is kicked to the curb and trey is in, would that be a loss or a huge win for Trump?


13 posted on 03/24/2017 7:59:20 PM PDT by Walkingfeather
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It’s what got the GOP so many seats the last six years, and one of the things that got DJT the presidency along with illegals...REPEALING OBAMACARE. Yet none of these suits have the balls to do it.
pffffffffff


14 posted on 03/24/2017 8:00:22 PM PDT by snarkytart (Mak)
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To: Luircin

The people who did not want to repeal Obamacare are the ones who crafted this crap sandwich which preserved most of it.


15 posted on 03/24/2017 8:01:05 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Walkingfeather

I hope Trump was really against it, and now Ryan will be ousted.
The media never gets Bannon..the real architect behind Trump. He gets it.


16 posted on 03/24/2017 8:02:11 PM PDT by snarkytart (Mak)
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To: mdittmar

al-Reuter, fake news par excellence.


17 posted on 03/24/2017 8:02:17 PM PDT by Fungi (Five genera of fungi are responsible for 90% of all inhaled fungi. Breathing is not healthy.)
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To: arrogantsob

“These dumbasses have to be dealt with all they can do is figure out idiotic ways to lose. They sided with the Democrats and cost Trump momentum. What a bunch of clowns. Now Trump knows WHO he has to campaign against in 2018.”

I agree. I am farther to the right on the political spectrum than anyone on this forum but one thing I have always admired about the Democrats is they always stick together. The Republicans never do. It’s exhausting.


18 posted on 03/24/2017 8:02:23 PM PDT by sfl109415
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To: arrogantsob

I guarantee you we will be re-electing Dave Brat in 2018.


19 posted on 03/24/2017 8:02:49 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Arm_Bears
I actually watched what he said,Reuters,what a joke.

Well,Here's an old song I like,

George Jones "She Thinks I Still Care" 1970

20 posted on 03/24/2017 8:04:45 PM PDT by mdittmar
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