Trump challenges senators to resurrect Obamacare repeal effort: 'We're close'

[DonViejo]

By David Nakamura July 19 at 3:27 PM

Hoping to avoid a humiliating political defeat, President Trump on Wednesday demanded that Republican senators resume their efforts to approve a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, insisting that lawmakers are “very close.”

A day after the GOP strategy to roll back the ACA appeared dead, Trump invited Republican senators to lunch at the White House and challenged them to work out an agreement even if it means remaining in Washington through their summer recess next month. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had previously announced that the recess would be delayed by two weeks.

“People should not leave town unless we have a health insurance plan, unless we give our people great health care,” Trump said at the beginning of the lunch. “We’re close, very close … We have to hammer this out and get it done.”

The president’s effort to resurrect negotiations came a day after he declared that it was time to give up on the contentious process to overturn President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement and “let Obamacare fail.”

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. These America killers will never stop, never.

If you know someone who protested these America killers before, tell them to get out there and do it again because they will never stop.

We dont get it, I dont think.

Their revenue stream to steal future elections dries up if they dont. Their base is demanding all Obama accomplishments be wiped out.

They are going to take it away and when they do it is all of us who suffer.

[underpants]

2. Get back in there!!!

[SJMULE]

5. underpants!!!!

you beat me to it. I was thinking and going to post that same clip from trading places. perfect representation

[underpants]

6. :-)

Great minds.

Wasn't it just yesterday he said "let it die"??? Basically- I don't care anymore. Jeebus even HE can't stay on message. It's HIS message.

[SHRED]

3. Will he be staying in town also?

LOL

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

10. He spends time in Washington?

I thought he spent every minute spending taxpayer money to stay at one of his country club resorts. I guess we should be grateful--the more time in town the more damage he can do (above that he's already done).

[bearsfootball516]

4. Close

Trump: We're close, very close"

Narrator: "They were not close."

[SJMULE]

7. I can hear the Narrator from Frontline

Will Lyman saying that when the program does an expose on:THE FAILED TRUMP PRESIDENCY

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. He obviously thinks he's the boss of a major corporation

and can just order people around and fire people if they don't do what he wants. He acts like he hasn't even had Civics 101.

[Demsrule86]

9. Keep calling...we can stop this.