Posted on 03/30/2017 10:05:40 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Donald Trump declared war on members of his own party on Thursday by threatening the political careers of conservative Republicans who helped torpedo healthcare legislation he backed, but was quickly told the lawmakers will not bow to "bullying."
In a Twitter post, Trump took aim at the Freedom Caucus, a bloc of the most conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, indicating he would try to defeat them in next year's congressional elections if they continued to defy him.
"The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!" Trump said on Twitter.
Because Trump faces unified opposition by Democratic lawmakers, he cannot afford to lose many Republicans as he tries to get his legislative agenda through Congress, including healthcare, tax cuts and infrastructure spending. But keeping Freedom Caucus members happy without losing the votes of Republican moderates has proven tough.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Who funds the Freedom Cuck-us?
Biggest dinners: Club for Growth, Kochs.
Kochs pledge millions to GOPers in 2018 — if they vote no on health care bill
Who did the FC vote for Speaker? Paul Ryan.
*donors
Obama’s illegal DACA program is still operating as if it were law and not something Obama dreamed up. Not 100%
“You mean when Trump defunds planned parenthood?
When he defunds NPR? Or PBS?
When he rolls back the EPA like nobody ever has?
When he fights 100% against illegal immigration and terrorism?”
Just a bunch of stuff none of them managed to do the past 25 years, and couldn’t prevent Obama form doing worse.
We got lots of rich talkers, but jack s*it in terms of hard accomplishments.
Lots of grandstanding the past 8 years for sure. Anything concrete?
Nope. but they are the “true conservatives” and our job on FR is to lick the carpet in front of the HFC, and vow to “stay home” in 2018 and 2020 to prove our purity because of one issue.
I see you've joined the circular firing squad.
Of course he does. Last week he was pulling McCain’s water trying to gin up support for an American force to remove Assad.
This person is a hard core globalist and it doesn’t take a very deep perusal of his posting history to verify that.
Trump's been attacking the FC since Ryan's version of Obamacare bit the dust.Truth is, there would have been up to 100 reps voting against it had it made it to the floor. Blaming conservatives for killing collectivist legislation is wrong, and it's about time more people here finally came to terms with that truth.
You keep government health care and betray the base then you are going to lose support. We are going to end up with Romney care any way you look at it. It was the republican base who wanted Obamacare gone, that voted Trump in and it is the rino and dems he will end up catering to.
Thoroughly disgusted.
Republican moderates reject talks with House Freedom Caucus - USA Toady spin (typo intentional)
Makes sense. No reason to run that rodeo again until the kamikaze caucus shows it’s interested in reaching a deal. Tax reform is a great place to start.
They stopped Obamacare becoming Trumpcare with the awful baggage AMERICAN"S HATE!
They gave Trump a chance at being a great president not a hated one like Obama but the rinos he has surrounded himself with are to stupid to understand.
Nobody wants Obamacare or rinocare where I live.
We’re in it whether we want to be or not. Koch bros fired the first shots. FC is a Koch bros puppet, as are the useful idiots defending them here.
Not to mention that it would not have passed the Senate if it had made it there.
URL got chopped up.
http://chuckbaldwinlive.com/Articles/tabid/109/ID/3581/This-Is-Not-Going-To-End-Well.aspx
100% doesn’t mean job completed in three hours.
Careful, you’re starting to believe the leftist saboteurs pretending to be real Freepers, the ones who want to turn Trump’s strengths into his weakness.
Obamacare “relief” requires repeal.
Let’s start with that. The private sector will step in to provide insurance.
The Democrats understand political reality. Trump will get the votes he needs from them.
Trump needs to understand voter turn out for congressional elections is not the same as presidential elections. Those conservatives he is itching to pick a fight with will sit out the congressional elections if push comes to shove and give him a democrat congress.
Frankly in 2018 I have no reason to vote in my congressional election. None of my senators are up for election and my congressman is a part of the GOPE leadership and I haven’t voted for him since 2010. So Mr. Trump if you think all your supporters are going to turn out in force in 2018, go for it. If the conservatives stay home you lose the congress, think long and hard about the fight you pick and are you fighting the right group???
Don’t blame me. I voted for both McCain and Romney.
I always vote Republican.
>Obamacare “relief” requires repeal.
No it doesn’t. Restructuring the law and reduce the burden for a while which is what the middle class needs. Repeal of course would be better.
>Let’s start with that. The private sector will step in to provide insurance.
We don’t have the votes. Get rid of the 60 vote requirement in the senate or elect 50 more conservatives to congress and we could do it. Until then demanding something that’s impossible is just plain stupid.
Great comments.
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