HA HA HA: Trump's "Come to Jesus" meeting lost 10 votes!

[Recursion]

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-hard-sell-health-care-hasn-t-worked-least-n736891

Yesterday morning, we wrote that 17 House Republicans opposed or leaned strongly against the GOP health-care plan that's scheduled for a vote Thursday. Then President Trump visited Capitol Hill and appeared to threaten GOP lawmakers, saying that they could lose re-election in the 2018 midterms if they vote against the GOP health-care bill, NBC's Leigh Ann Caldwell writes. After that visit, the number of Republicans opposing or leaning strongly against the legislation grew to 27, per NBC News' count — when Trump and GOP leaders can't afford more than 21 defections.

The art of the deal, indeed.

[pangaia]

1. I hope he 'visits' the republicans again..

[dchill]

2. I KNEW that was going to happen.

[Eyeball_Kid]

3. This doesn't happen if Trumpy's approval rating is 45% or better.

With Trumpy at 37%, he's dishwater. His political capital is gone.

[KittyWampus]

9. He's dirty dishwater with a dead mouse floating in it.

[Kimchijeon]

19. LOL thanks for that image

it's pretty accurate!

[txwhitedove]

21. Bwahahaha. Yes indeed.

[lark]

32. How about, he's toxic sludge with a dead mouse floating in it?

Yes, he's dirty, but more than that, he's just plain toxic to our country, the world, working class people, women and brown people.

[montana_hazeleyes]

44. You really have a way with words there KittyWampus!

[onetexan]

13. he's now become a political liability

especially given the Russian collusion probe

[Hortensis]

18. That group has to be very volatile, but right now yes.

Russian collusion didn't bother his voters all that much before, though, and a large number seem to be righteously angry about the evil Democratic plot to destroy him with lies.

I'm guessing most of it's new worry over social programs, scary rumors starting to seep into their bubbles. Where's the "caring"? Especially, a large number of them really thought/hoped he was going to get rid of the ACA's mandate to pay, make premiums cheaper, and make coverages even "better." And, of course, change its name.

Then there's that Russian analyst's belief that making supporters of an authoritarian leader believe they've backed a "loser" is the gut hit resistance should be going for. Of course, he's doing that to himself, so maybe that's what's really getting through.

[patricia92243]

49. This says it all!!!

[SticksnStones]

4. He said we'd be tired of winning...

And whaddaya know? He's right...so much winning ~

[Initech]

15. Between him and Charlie Sheen...

I think from now on we should never trust anybody who is so hell bent on "winning"!

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. They aren't afraid of him anymore.

He is failing at everything. He just looks like a fool - a mean, stupid old fool.

Pretty soon no one will want anything to do with him.

[Jonny Appleseed]

6. "I make the best deals"

[Moostache]

24. And the best vodka...

The best steaks...
The best fake schools...
The best bankrupt casinos...

If Donald Trump actually EVER made something the "best" it would simply mean we have changed the meaning of the word "best" to be a synonym of "worst" instead of an antonym. (Not that the orange shit-gibbon knows what that actually means...)

[WinkyDink]

7. Rats. Sinking ship. Lovely to watch.

[cilla4progress]

8. House of Cards

we here all saw this coming. The naked emperor.

So infuriating to wait on others to catch on. Dumbasses..

[BobTheSubgenius]

16. Totall agree - who wouldn't?

Except, sadly, some diehard Trumpistas have said they would not give up their support even if every part of his agenda failed, it was proven that he did nothing but lie since beginning his campaign, and even if it was proved that he has been a Russian agent all along.

One of my "favorite" quotes coming from his latest Love Me! moment was "As long as it [Trumpcare] has 'Trump' in the name, you'll forget how bad it is."

How can you overcome such idiocy?

[More_Cowbell]

23. "You'll forget how bad it is, because you'll be thinking about how _____ it is."

"Treasonous"
"Russian"
"Indebted"

[crazycatlady]

25. I'd rather have Frank Underwood

[Volaris]

42. Lol yeah at least his coup was competently managed.

[liquid diamond]

46. +1

[IronLionZion]

10. Such a brilliant leader

A leader without followers is just a guy taking a walk. And this is a guy who is too scared to walk down stairs without holding someone's hand.

I love how nobody respects him, not even his own party.

[global1]

11. Trump Is Assigning Blame For A 2018 Loss By Repugs Of The House & Senate.....

he's going to blame it on Congress and it's not going to be his fault. What happened to the buck stops here? I think Trump understands that to mean how much he and his family can fleece us American People out of our money and line their pockets. The buck stops in Trumps and his family's back pocket.

[tanyev]

12. The Artlessness of the Deal

[calimary]

28. More like The Fart of the Deal. Because it stinks to high Heaven.

EVERYTHING about this asshole stinks. That's because he's an asshole of the first order.

[mountain grammy]

14. the ultimate goal of Republicans is to destroy all liberal programs

they'll vote for it, and then they'll go farther.

[Bengus81]

17. Trump will show them!! He'll leave a day or two early for Florida THIS WEEK!!!!

And then pretend to be working like he did last week.

[LovingA2andMI]

20. Guess They Ran Away From "Trump Jesus"

Who can blame them when the "Trump Jesus" is full of lies and crap. Anyone with any insight, even GOPer House Officials in the "Trump Jesus Meeting" could see that.

[Orsino]

22. He's running out of political capital.

He tried a power move that might have worked a month ago, but flopped now.

That's the risk Trump has run throughout a career based entirely on bluffing...but as president he's receiving constant scrutiny that is only going to undermine his preferred image. His capital has always had an expiration date which seems to be nearing.

[Cosmocat]

30. It isn't really about him

1) This is literally the worst public policy legislation that has hit capitol hill in our lives.
2) That isn't the issue, the republican party is that hateful and deranged they could give a fuck what it looks like now.
3) The problem they are having with this bill is that it is not horrible enough!
4) There are some, mostly in the senate, who are opposing it, not for the best interests of their constituents. BUT, because it is so horrible and they don't have safe, gerrymandered districts to protect them and the know they will be punished if they vote for it.
5) The majority who are opposing it know this and don't really care. They are THAT fucking sick that they want it to be worse. SO, they.
6) Their opposition is a win/win. They appease the deranged, hateful people in their party who want it to be bad, and get to say that is why they didn't vote for it. BUT, also, in not voting for it will not face the pushback from those who know how bad it is and and oppose it.

These assholes see that. So, there is nothing 45, Reagen or anyone could do. They get to not vote for it, be cast as true patriots by their 1/3 zombies and don't face the blowback from the people who would get hurt by it.

I just say this so that people understand that while, hopefully, this is crashing and burning, they WILL, very quickly, pull together their tithe to their masters (the tax bill) and pass it very easily.

[SharonAnn]

45. And the presidency is way more complicated than real estate, even with big real estate deals.

[gopiscrap]

26. he's finding out that being president isn't like

owning your own company

[calimary]

29. BINGO.

That's exactly it. If he wants to be "king," he should have stayed in the private sector.

[gopiscrap]

31. yup. I work in the church and this is the same reason

I would never recommend a former military officer (col and gen) or a business owner to be a pastor. There are a whole different set of skills and variables in the both the church and politics. One must be able to take no for an answer, one must be able to work with people instead of just barking orders and expecting folks to jump

[ProfessorGAC]

27. One Worries Not About Being Primaried. . .

.. . if voting for it means doom in the GE. So the threat was empty and largely ignored.

[IrishEyes]

33. He shouldn't give up.

Obviously, they need more of Trump talking to them. The house republicans know that aligning themselves with Trump betters their chance of being unemployed when the 2018 elections happen. I hope with all of my heart that the Democrats will take the house in 2018.

[ffr]

34. Now in DU meme form

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017430249

[still_one]

35. i would be shocked if the republicans didn't have the votes in the house

[Amimnoch]

37. omg, now that would be downright delicious.

So satisfying I'd need a cigarette after reading it (and I don't even smoke).

[Recursion]

40. Pelosi is signalling she's going to waive the motion to recommit

Unlike Ryan, she can count to 218.

[Grizzled Ol Granddad]

36. Trump's Even Uglier in Person

And Bannon must be on Medusa's level!

[karynnj]

38. I would guess that the BIGGEST way to get more nos is to for the Republican Senators to be even more

explicit that they are against it. Consider that two of them are men that Trump attacked as opponents (Paul and Cruz) and that the bill is genuinely not what they would have done. I don't think any of the possible Republican nos could be hurt by Trump. In addition, I would not be surprised if in the back of their heads, they are already thinking "Primary Him" - as they see him failing.

[DownriverDem]

39. Trump threatened them too

Trump told them he would come after them. That's right out of the Hitler playbook. If I were a repub rep leaning no I would have said: FU!!!

[zehnkatzen]

41. One more visit like this, and Congress will flip Democratic and liberal without an election.

[ancianita]

43. From Congress people to teens, this prez is a Putin-style gangsta.

[brewens]

47. He really had it made if he had wanted it. If he had gotten in there really wanting to be known to

history as a great president, he could have been.

I really didn't think he would go balls out on the looting. I thought he wouldn't give a shit about the rest of the 1%, and might even sell them out. He could even have sold out the racists and gotten away with it. He's just have to be full bore all about jobs and infrastructure.

If he hadn't been shooting himself in the foot every day, imagine the YUGE infrastructure plan we might all be talking about? He could be looking at votes for a plan that Obama would never have dared ask for.

[duhneece]

48. But the Koch Bros. want it more draconian...

they want to withhold $$ for R's that vote 'yes' because they want it more restrictive, more likely to kill many of us. Not the time to celebrate a little bit...or a lot. And I'm usually the one to say, "Let's celebrate even small wins..."