Trump warns House GOP members of electoral 'bloodbath' if repeal and replace fails

[TubbersUK]

President Donald Trump warned House Republicans Tuesday if they can't get pass health care legislation after seven years of promises it could be a "bloodbath" in the 2018 midterm election, according to one member present in the meeting.

Trump vowed to throw his full support behind the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act during a meeting with House GOP leadership, saying he is "proud" to support a GOP-authored plan to replace Obamacare and told members behind closed doors that he would support it "100%," according to sources in the room.
But he warned lawmakers of the high-stakes nature of the effort, citing a potential electoral "bloodbath," a member present said.
"He said he hopes members understand that," the source said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/07/politics/donald-trump-health-care/index.html

ETA: To those more expert than me on the subject, is this a case of 'damned if they do, damned if they don't' ?

[Raster]

1. You're damned right it could be a bloodbath in 2018...

...and then after the bloodbath comes the IMPEACHMENT PARTY.

[Chipper Chat]

2. Bring on the bloodbath!

Can't wait.

[Phoenix61]

3. Wow! Finally, he said something smart

If they pass what they have it will be a bloodbath. If they don't pass anything it will be a bloodbath. Damn if that don't put a smile on my face.

[dalton99a]

16. No shit.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. I can't wait! Make it so!!!!

[SHRED]

5. They are fucked either way.

[LonePirate]

10. Their only way to escape this is to pass Medicare for All which they ideologically oppose.

[Ilsa]

6. I can hardly wait.

All they need to do is fix the ACA, and they'd be set for 2018. They're too greedy and hard-hearted to see it, though.

[leftstreet]

7. But he's wrong. People are protesting IN FAVOR of current ACA

the bloodbath is not what he thinks it will be

[global1]

8. So Trump Means No Matter How Bad This Repeal And Replace Bill Is - Or....

no matter how many American's will lose their health care insurance - I want you to pass this at all costs.

Don't have the CBO cost it out. Don't just tweak ACA to make it better. Just pass our bill because I promised my supporters that we would repeal and replace Obamacare.

[phylny]

9. Shhhh!!!! They're stupid. Don't tell them. Nothing to see here! n/t

[Stuart G]

11. Yes...I agree....Shhhh!!!! They're stupid...........

Don't tell them....anything....let them learn the way a toddler learns......like this...........

sonny,,,,don't put your hand on a hot stove...ohhhhhhhhhhhhh...did you burn your hand?....remember...I said don't put your hand on the stove?????????????......

[Warpy]

12. They know there will be a bigger one if Ryan's Drop Dead Plan succeeds

in getting pushed through. It will be like taking segregation away all over again, only this time the right wing will be punished for doing the wrong thing instead of having Democrats punished for doing the right thing.

[crazycatlady]

13. Damn straight!

GOP gets an electoral bloodbath by taking trifectas in NJ and WA (special election decides the state senate), and taking 2/3 in VA in 2017.

2018 we come for you Paul Ryan and friends

2020 we come for you Pussygrabber in Chief

[Volaris]

15. If Democrats have majorities in 2020

We get to undo their ridiculous gerrymandering, and then the ballgames ours for the long term. We only need 24 months of real, left-liberal solutions enacted into law that actually HELP people (including the dumb fuckers who hate us) and that Congressioal majority will be Blue again for another half-century like it was after the New Deal.

But if we're not ready to go when it's time to go, we can kiss it goodbye. We should start writing that program NOW and get it agreed on.

[central scrutinizer]

14. Fake

The two syllable word means it couldn't be from the deadbeat diva