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By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published MAY 4, 2017 8:08 AM
Rep. David Brat (R-VA), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who was part of the recent negotiations on the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, said on Wednesday that it can be challenging to negotiate with President Donald Trump because its hard to tell what hes thinking.
Hes very good, but you dont know what the deal is hes got in his mind, Brat told New York Magazine about Trumps negotiating style. So thats, like, are we in, like, the middle of a negotiating thing? Or is he at the end of it? Or is he at the beginning of it? And you dont know, right? So thats the hard part for us, were like, We think he wants this, but we know how he negotiates, so where are we?'
Later in the interview, Brat again said that its hard to decipher what Trump is looking for in legislation and indicated that the President is not focused on details.
I mean, you know strategically, roughly, what he wants. But in this city, roughlys not it. Hes big picture: Look, repeal Obamacare, replace it with something that makes some sense. But then when you get down in the weeds in our conference, and the Senate hasnt even weighed in yet
and hes like, Are you kidding, you guys are arguing over that? When this is the goal? And I think hes amazed, Brat told New York Magazine.
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snooper2
(30,151 posts)He doesn't have an in depth knowledge of ANYTHING!
he isn't even a "Jack of all trades, master of none"
He is a "Con of all trades, master of none"
drray23
(7,587 posts)that Trump himself has no idea what he wants. he is just winging it as he goes and cant be bothered to do his homework to have any informed opinion on whatever it is they are discussing.
Freethinker65
(9,930 posts)malaise
(267,801 posts)He doesn't give a flying fuck how it affects others. How hard is that to discern?
madokie
(51,076 posts)why he is in the whitehouse today and that is he's white and he's not a woman