Report: Trump Told Freedom Caucus To 'Forget The Little S***' In Repeal Bill

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By KRISTIN SALAKY Published MARCH 25, 2017, 10:40 AM EDT

President Donald Trump was reportedly skimpy on the details of the now-failed American Health Care Act in a meeting with conservative Republicans Thursday, apparently telling them to "forget about the little shit," multiple unnamed sources told Politico.

The report described a meeting that Trump had with members of the Freedom Caucus, in which members pelted him with "wonkish concerns" about specific aspects of the Republicans' bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. Trump cut them off, according to the report, wanting to keep it simple. "Forget about the little shit," Trump said, unnamed sources told Politico."Let's focus on the big picture here."

That reportedly did not sit well with members in attendance.

"We’re talking about one-fifth of our economy," an unnamed member told Politico's Tim Alberta.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-freedom-caucus-little-stuff-concern

[randr]

1. It's the little shit details twitler always chooses to ignore

Like the detail to pay people for work they perform.

[Fast Walker 52]

12. the problem is that it wasn't "little shit" at all, it was huge... and Trump is an idiot

[randr]

16. How true

He took all the profit away from many contractors and I am sure it meant a lot to them.

[Fast Walker 52]

17. I think may be what he meant, is not to worry about the little people

like contractors and poor people who need healthcare.

the big boys will be fine, as always

[EarlG]

2. Well that explains a lot

He said to the Freedom Caucus "Forget about the little shit," and they thought he meant Paul Ryan.

[dalton99a]

4. +1

[llmart]

18. LOL - That's what I thought when I first read this!

Great minds think alike.

[LakeArenal]

3. Not Ryan, Trump himself...

No, not that either. Ryan is the little shit. It's the Big Shit we have to worry about.. Trump himself.

[unblock]

5. More lessons in the art of the deal

[bucolic_frolic]

6. He has no business being president

That's corporate CEO speak. Just get it done and worry about the details later.

If HRC were president, they would have rammed it through on sheer hatred

[Marthe48]

21. If Hillary was credited with the win

probably things would have been aboveboard down ballot and the repukes would have been doing another of their time/money-wasting minority hissie fits.

[Coventina]

7. Um, assuming this article to be truth, the Freedom Caucus did the right thing.

Left, right, or center, you don't vote for major legislation to which you are not informed to your satisfaction.
That's kind of your job.

Trump is the one at fault here, not the Freedom Caucus.

[NewRedDawn]

8. Failed President

Failed Businessman , Failed American Citizen, Failed human being!

[Pluvious]

9. If you watched that interview with Twitler...

... He moaned about all the parts of the GOPer's failed bill that "he had problems with," and when pressed multiple times to "name just one" of then, he refused.

He really didn't know what the fuck was in it.

In the run up he kept asking aides, "this is a good bill, right?" And the swarm of sycophants all chirped "yes yes it's beautiful, herr Gropenfuhrer!"

I'm so embarrassed by my Country.

[Fast Walker 52]

13. I'm embarrassed by this joke of a party and Trump

but I actually feel good about most of this country. I feel like we are finally waking from this bad Republican dream.

[Skittles]

22. it truly sucks, what it takes for some people to wake the fuck up

[Docreed2003]

28. Exactly...it was obvious that he had no clue or concept of what was in the bill

He just wanted his bill...everything and everyone else be damned.

[Pluvious]

34. I read later of one item he actually articulated a complaint about...

He had a problem with the term "buckets," as described in the summary he somehow found the focusing discipline to cogitate and reflect upon.

All he really ever wanted "was another bill to sign."
(Surrounded of course by a smiling pod of clapping seals)

#MakeItStop !

[UpInArms]

10. Gack!

How "presidential"

[Turbineguy]

11. Killing people isn't "little shit".

And the Freedom Caucus is about freeing people of their lives.

[DK504]

14. Members weren't to pleased by his statements

"Forget about the little shit," Trump said, unnamed sources told Politico."Let's focus on the big picture here."

What's the big picture Cheetolini, giving Wall St. another tax break and breaking the backs of Americans.

[kacekwl]

32. Exactly. That and

Giving him more winning.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. He still doesn't get that

the purpose of the legislative branch (Congress) IS to deal with "the little shit".

They want to know why there are so many "regulations"? That's often because they left "the little shit" out of a bill that was signed into law and court case after court case after court case afterwards, required someone to do some kind of clarification.

[NCjack]

19. What #45 is saying: "Forget the healthcare insurance -- it's Little Shit.

The purpose of this bill is really robbery. The Big Shit in this bill is to move almost $1T from Medicare and give it to our 2% buddies as taxcuts. You fools are messing up my plan by looking at the Little Shit in the bill. So, smarten up and pass my bill."

[LuckyLib]

20. No way to sit down with congressional colleagues. Bannon started off with

"This is not a debate. You have no choice but to vote for this bill." To which one of them responded: "You know, the last time someone ordered me to do something I was 18 years old. It was my daddy. And I didn't listen to him either."

The Trumpsters really know how politics and government work, don't they?

The art of the deal . . .

[AgadorSparticus]

25. I am dumbfounded that they spoke to congressional folks like this.

It is common sense to me that this tactic doesn't work. It never does. But I see corporations in various industries always using this technique as if they are special and they wouldn't get the same results.

But they always get the same results. They always fail. You can't whip your employees and expect improved productivity. You can't threaten people and expect compliance and loyalty. Isn't this basic leadership 101?

I see where this hard stance comes from now, though. These are the people that run failed corporations.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. And that's why 6 pages of it were about how to stop lottery winners getting Medicaid

because it was a 'big picture' bill.

[ehrnst]

24. "Little shit" You know, not like the stuff he tweets about...(nt)

[still_one]

26. when one arrogant asshole deals with a group of arrogant assholes, it was bound to happen

f**k them both, and a pox on both of them

[C_U_L8R]

27. Trump has no idea how to make a deal

All Trump really knows is how to strong arm and cheat contractors when he holds the wallet. That's not a great deal maker, he's a shady cheapskate and a louse. A creep.

[Docreed2003]

30. Truth! Excellent points!!

[Docreed2003]

29. Thus showing very clearly to those with eyes to see and ears to hear....

Trump is an asshole, and he is an ignorant asshole at that. He didn't know any fine details of this bill because he can't be bothered learning "the little shit". What he wanted was a bill, a legislative victory, and he failed in epic fashion because a). He's a dipshit and B). This ain't business where you can strong arm people into doing what you want them to do. Is it any longer a surprise that this guy has had so many bankruptcies and failed business ventures?? What a fraud!

[OnDoutside]

31. There's an old saying, "It's the little things that trip you up". nt

[milestogo]

33. I thought the "little shit" was Paul Ryan