Trump and Ryan Promise Magic Majorities

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”.

Of those, only 18 are members of the Freedom Caucus.

Trump, a master at the art of blame shifting, immediately blamed Democrats for the setback, even though their support had not been sought.

“We’ll see”, Spicer said, “but I think the idea that the president has put out there is that if people want to float ideas and suggestions on how we can grow this vote and get to a majority, he’ll entertain them”.

After the AHCA was withdrawn from the House last week, Hannity insisted that it was “not President Trump’s failure”.

It did not change hearts or minds. But he’s since criticized the Freedom Caucus for its resistance. “Our concern is it’s not healthy for small groups of people outside the real process to be cutting side deals so we wanna work with all of our members”.

Ryan said he expects the Trump administration to decide the issue while litigation is ongoing, noting it could take “months” to sort out if the case returns the court.

“It’s clear that tensions are running high”, said Sen. “I understand the frustration”, he said.

Dunn is concerned that the Freedom Caucus will act similarly in coming weeks when the White House tackles tax reform by refusing to compromise.

“Let’s start with the Republican Leadership plan to repeal and replace Obamacare stalled in Congress”, Hannity began.

“The idea that the center of gravity is in the left side of the caucus is a frightful way of legislating, and we’re getting precisely the result of that with this disfunction”, Roth said, adding that leadership should get “buy in from conservatives first”.

Ryan was more conciliatory toward the president than Labrador. “He’s suggested as much”. Combining the two lists, it adds up to 44 Republicans who could have cast “no” votes if they’d had the chance.

Amash’s tweet came shortly after the president unleashed one of his own Thursday morning, saying he must fight the Freedom Caucus and Democrats in 2018 if they don’t get on board fast with his agenda. “But it’s very understandable that the president is frustrated, that we haven’t gotten to where we need to go”. Half of independents believe they were, while most Democrats don’t.

The tweet doesn’t seem to have been impulsive, the Times said.

The President’s game plan here is uncertain. But Himes hasn’t heard from the president. On Wednesday he even singled out Schumer (“Chuck!”) in a jolly shout-out from the stage at a bipartisan dinner with senators at the White House. “We’re totally willing to engage in that, provided that it’s consistent with our values”.

Almost two dozen representatives of Ohio’s tea party have written a letter to President Donald Trump. “Look, these guys run the show now”. He vowed to “fight them” in 2018 if they don’t get behind him. Mainly because they anxious that it didn’t cover enough people, that it’s subsidies weren’t generous enough, or that it proposed cutting back on ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion. They did their work. Congress must pass a spending bill by April 28 to avert a government shutdown, but the path ahead is narrow and filled with obstacles. But there are limits to the pressure the GOP leaders can apply. “The president’s tweet speaks for itself”.

All of those concessions are meant to bring Democrats on board to make sure Congress can pass the legislation.