Trump: TrumpCare Failed Because Of Democrats!

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published MARCH 24, 2017, 4:50 PM EDT

President Donald Trump said Friday that the failure of the House GOP’s long-awaited Obamacare repeal bill, which he himself backed “100 percent,” was the fault of Democrats.

“We were very close; it was a very, very tight margin,” he said. “We had no Democrat support. We had no votes from the Democrats. They weren't going to give us a single vote, so it's a very difficult thing to do.”

Trump’s comments glossed over the fact that Republicans currently control both houses of Congress and the White House, leaving them plenty of leeway to craft and push through a health care bill that they approved of through reconciliation. The President appeared defiant in a short remarks to the press pool in the Oval Office, where he was flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Vice President Mike Pence.

Thanking both men and as well as GOP leadership for their efforts to write the legislation and to gin up votes for it, Trump predicted that Obamacare will “explode" “soon” and that Democrats will be held accountable for that failure.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-blames-failure-republican-healthcare-bill-democrats

[madashelltoo]

1. His Orangeness / King Tiny Hands is

funny as hell. He missed his comedic calling by a mile.

[LisaM]

2. You're welcome, America!!!

Glad to be there for you.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. How many repukes voted for the ACA? Remind me again. nt

[msongs]

4. hoping here dems will push back strongly and immediately and repeatedly nt

[japple]

5. Yay US! Thanks to the many people who showed up at those marches, townhalls

and meetings with their congressional reps. Thank you, thank you. High 5 to all!!! You did it. We did it.

[58Sunliner]

49. And a hand for those who called all week! Thank you all.

[japple]

51. And mailed letters, sent faxes, postcards, knitted

pink pussy hats, and encouraged anyone to try to make this world a better place.

[58Sunliner]

71. Yes!

[maxsolomon]

6. why the FUCK would Dems support your agenda?

you dimwit narcissistic traitor!

[George II]

7. Oooops, that's politics, Donny. Welcome to the real world!

[ymetca]

8. We'll take the blame

for every life saved by Obamacare, indeed. Don't mind that one damn bit!

[forgotmylogin]

9. So you haz a sad that the Democrats have more power when on the ground...

then the Rs do when in control.

Yes, asswipe, it is the Democrats and their supporters who said no to this.

Just like the travel ban.

This is the one thing you've gotten right since...

Um.

[OldRedneck]

10. Is anyone surprised?

Trump has never in his life taken responsibility for anything . . . always blamed someone else.

[krepitch]

28. More Specifically

He always blames the minority.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. That moron don't know beans about politics

CEOs don't belong in government. They don't seek to understand, cajole, make
policy, compromise - they simply rule and have no interest in the nuts and bolts.

When can we get on to the impeachment? That should teach them a thing or two.

[justhanginon]

36. I'm not sure the moron can even identify "Shinola".

[MyOwnPeace]

54. But,,,,,,,,

he sure spreads a lot of the other!

[msanthrope]

12. This is bad, why? nt.

[Ligyron]

13. I think many of them were afraid to actually repeal it.

They knew what would happen in the next election - safe districts or not.

So they pretended wasn't "awful" enough in order to appease their RW support.

[winetourdriver01]

23. Yes

Bing Bing Bingo!

[Turbineguy]

14. Glad to be of service.

Now, go fuck yourself.

[Stuart G]

15. opps ...oh oh...someone lied, and we know who...

Trump opened his mouth again, and out came a lie....good...

[VMA131Marine]

16. And the deplorables will believe him

because, somehow, having majorities in the House and Senate isn't enough for the GOP.

[Jim Lane]

60. Not all of them

I look in on Free Republic occasionally, and there's a lot of anger at Republicans over there. They see Ryan as the chief villain but Trump comes in for some criticism, too.

[WePurrsevere]

17. Thanks for giving us credit, Trump. We stand united...

with the vast majority of Americans against that POS you twits call a healthcare bill but it really should be called a 'screw all Americans except the rich' tax cut.

The ACA isn't perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than that piece of crap you Republicans tried to shove down our throats.

[GulfCoast66]

18. Bah-ha-ha-ha-snort...

[Loubee]

19. If only the Democrats were that effective

[wryter2000]

24. Welcome to DU

[Fred Sanders]

43. The Democrats stood completely united and spoke, so I think they were very effective.

[redstateblues]

20. If Trump had lifted one tiny finger or refrained from insulting all Democrats non stop

who knows what could have happened. Thanks for being such a jerk Donnie. Let's mend it not end it.

[Kablooie]

21. Smoke, check. Mirrors, check. Shame about the fan and that the mirror is in shards.

[keithbvadu2]

22. It's not Obamacare anymore.... It is Trumpcare.

If/when it fails,,,,,,,,, it is Trumpcare.

They own it.

[Fred Sanders]

44. It is Obamacare forever....it will not fail because it has already worked quite well.

[C Moon]

25. And that would be a victory for the Democratic party...your point being?

[turbinetree]

26. Hey dumpster what is your answer to this revelation if you think in reality terms

This is what caused and will cause your illegitimate ownership right now and into the future while you are in the White House and your puppets in both the Senate and Congress, this defeat started on January 21, 2017, the day after you swore to violate the Constitution.

This started you and your parties demise no matter how the media and the right wing political pundits try to "normalize your defeat of this Death Panel Act (Health Care Act) being foisted by your right wing cronies that start with both republican leaderships in your party, we are coming and we will show you and your cronies how we do the people's business, and guess what we are WORLD WIDE..............ass**** :


WE are coming ..................do you understand, do you? I don't think so and neither does your Eddie Munster look a like and the turtle,

[still_one]

27. It failed because the asshole and the republican controlled congress are failures

[cstanleytech]

29. You had no Democratic support you twit because it was a piece of shit for a bill and no

sane, moral and ethical Democrat was willing to back it so all it had was the Repugnants backing it which is hardly surprising as the majority of Repugnants are neither sane, moral or ethical.

[sprinkleeninow]

65. What emanates from his mouth at each opening would be laughable if it wasn't so screwed up.

"The Democrats are responsible."

This can't be happening.

Heaven, You are witnessing this travesty....
DO SOMETHING!!!

[wryter2000]

30. We're not going to help you take health care away from people

Dunce.

Apologies to dunces.

[Eliot Rosewater]

31. Learn the English language, dumbshit, until you do I wont acknowledge your existence

I wont point it out, all of us know what it is.

[Lotusflower70]

32. Lol

Welcome to political reality not the tv kind. Not everyone is going to kiss his ass and bend to his will.

[NYC Liberal]

33. Does he realize that this is only going to help Democrats?

83% of Americans opposed the bill.

Republicans aren't going to be able to take credit for stopping it if Donnie sticks to this narrative. Which is fine by me.

[sarge43]

34. Sure you want to go there, Donnie?

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Sure you want the subtext "Neither Speaker Ryan nor I can provide effective leadership."

You and Ryan have a comfortable majority in the House and your party has been bellowing for this bill for what, oh right seven years now. This should have gone through the House like stuff through a goose.

Sorry, but this time it's all on you. Welcome to gut bucket politics.

[matt819]

35. Hey Don

There's a saying where I come from, fool me once, shame on me . . . Nope, that's not the one.

Here it is: When you're in a hole, best thing to do is stop digging.

[Docreed2003]

37. So....

His ass has a majority, but he's blaming us???? That's rich

[Liberalagogo]

38. Party of Personal Responsibility

[colbertforpresident]

39. But we know

that we are not suppose to take Trump literally. That what all the right-wing talking heads tell us.

[Kimchijeon]

40. LOLOL sure, whatever you say Shitler.

[louis-t]

41. Damn right!

[adigal]

42. I yelled Fuck you at my radio - sorry for the language :/

But after all of the ways he disrespected Dems, he wanted help.
Fuck you, Trump.

[pecosbob]

48. I did as well.

[llmart]

45. Oh, there's going to be a massive tweet storm tonight....

He'll snort a little coke, have a few drinks, eat an entire pizza and go at it on twitter.

[retrowire]

46. There's the blame! ahhhhh yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh nt

[Grizzled Ol Granddad]

47. Horrors

The opposition to the president.....opposed the president!

[58Sunliner]

50. Was he in foxhole with bullets flying?

[Sunlei]

52. YOU'RE WELCOME MR TRUMP......?? Republican majority failure?

[onecaliberal]

53. Okay we will take it. Give us credit for killing a bill that would have killed Americans.

[Mc Mike]

55. Cry me a river, you little pissant nazi.

[Bleacher Creature]

56. Sweet!!! I'm proud of them!!!

[Dawson Leery]

57. "Personal Responsibility" is another code word

which means "it's someone else's fault".

[TheFerret]

58. Happy to take the blame

Aren't we?

[LiberalLovinLug]

63. I hope we get to take blame for a lot more things from him

and welcome to DU

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

59. Yay Dems!! n/t

[dalton99a]

61. Fake president proves to be absolutely worthless

[sprinkleeninow]

66. Inna nutshell....

[GulfCoast66]

62. Wow. Trump complimenting we Democrats

Who would have guessed.

And we will also be responsible for the failure of the huge tax cut for the rich you plan.

And we would be happy to help you do a big infrastructure plan, but I am afraid your good friends Ryan and the Tea-party cretins will keep us from being with you. The hate the gub'ment you know.

[NNadir]

64. Yeah, we wrote and passed a bill that protects Americans from profit punk thugs.

Americans, realizing now that they've been had by a mindless carny barker, turned out en masse to protest the thug traitors.

We own the Affordable Care Act, and we're glad that the mess of confused bought off traitors can't get their scams on the same page.

Tough shit loser Trump!

[lark]

67. Lying crying whiny orange baby!

It's his partys' fault, they had the votes to push this through, but drumpf has a tiny mind as well as tiny hands and it's always the other guys' fault, no matter what the real facts. Orange assface is one giant fat alternative fact after another. The truth doesn't come out of his mouth or from his fingers, unless it's something hurting others or profiting himself. He's truthful, occasionally, about those because that's all he cares about, the fucking rich bully.

[onetexan]

68. the usual blame game

Dems are easy target for any misstep/failure the Idiot & GOP makes. He completely discounts that many within his own party HATE their proposed healthcare. They refuse to admit they're completely incompetent & don't have their act together. Repeal & Replace my ass.

[Bengus81]

69. Awwww.....little snowflake. Keep WHINING Trump.........n't

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

70. Because ol' Hair Brain never takes responsibility for any of his fuck ups

Daddy's not here to bail you out this time.

[AgadorSparticus]

72. Numerically speaking, it doesn't make sense to me to continue

Talking like this. I recognize he is talking to his base but the more he talks nonsense the more he is losing people that voted for him. He is down to the flat earthers who will believe anything. They are certainly in the minority and dwindling by the day.

He really doesn't get politics....the Republicans would be wise to distance themselves from this administration PDQ.