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I am very concerned about what appears to be Trump’s naivete about the agenda of the GOP establishment. Ryan, McConnell and company are out to destroy Trump. They do not want to lose power, and they will do anything to keep hold of that power. Trump is making a mistake by trusting Priebus. The Freedom Caucus wants him to succeed. You do not build a coalition by saying things like this to a group who is willing to help, but you have to have a good plan in place or at least work towards putting one together.

You and I have no idea what went on behind the scenes in these negotiations. Trump met with the FC. He actively wooed them. If you believe the reports, concessions were made and the bill changed. If Trump believes that the FC was the prime culprit in torpedoing the bill, then what was the basis for making that judgement and the tweet? I don't know.

There were reports that the FC was granted concessions, but then came back for more over and over again. Despite being only about 15% of the GOP House membership, they wanted to dictate what was in the bill. We can argue about the substance of the bill, but you reach a point where you act like the governing party and give the President a win or you can splinter into various factions and humiliate him with a defeat. In the bigger picture, what does this pose for the rest of the Trump agenda and issues like raising the debt ceiling (requested by Trump), tax reform, infrastructure spending, etc.? Will the GOP be able to reach a consensus and support the WH?

We did not have a single budget for 8 years under Obama. Despite controlling the House since 2010, the GOP approved Omnibus bill after Omnibus giving Obama everything he wanted. Let's see what the Dems do along with the FC. Will they join together to force a government shutdown? The Dems have already indicated they might do so. Funding for the Wall has been dropped for now so they can get the Dems onboard. The Dems are still acting like they are in the majority and the Reps seem to like acting as the minority party allowing the Dems to set the agenda. The Uniparty is alive and well in DC.

‘There were reports that the FC was granted concessions, but then came back for more over and over again.’

I’d love to know specifically what Trump offered.

Maybe this should have been public negotiations instead of private. If Trump’s wearing the white hat, we’d know it. As it is, even Rush is getting critical of Trump:

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RUSH: A quick question, ladies and gentlemen, right to you from the EIB Network.

Should a Democrat, any Democrat, now praise President Trump’s good judgment for bashing the House Freedom Caucus?
Should that happen?

Because that’s what President Trump has done.