WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE: TRUMP slaps down House Republicans health care bill

[brooklynite]

Politico:

IMAGINE IF you’re a House Republican, and voted for the leadership’s health-care bill in May after being told that you were doing the newly elected president a solid. You listened to the White House’s pleading -- perhaps you got a phone call from Vice President Mike Pence, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus or even the president himself. The administration was on the Hill nonstop to push their legislation. You explained to your constituents that the late-in-the-game changes made to the bill helped cover more people. You celebrated with him in the Rose Garden after passage.

NOW YOU HEAR THE PRESIDENT has gone behind closed doors and told senators the House bill is “mean” and says it doesn’t do enough to cover people. Wouldn’t that anger you? Well, it’s angering a lot of House Republicans, who believe their president put them at political risk with that comment. A Senate health care bill was always going to be more moderate than the House version. If you're a House Republican, are you going to help the White House next time after the president privately just dumped all over you after you cast a vote for him? A lot of GOP lawmakers are buzzing about it, and many are none too pleased with the president right now.

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Well, boo, hoo!

I'm ready to cry big buckets of tears--NOT!

[Ilsa]

2. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Tough shit. They should have voted their consciences, if they have them, instead of listening to the blossoming orange tiurd.

I wonder what they'll learn from this. Will they trust Pres. Pussygrabber next time? Fool me once...

[cos dem]

3. Attention all (D) house candidates in 2018

If you're running against one of these turds, and you don't use the message "Even Trump thinks Republicans tried to give you a bad deal with their alleged health care plan", then you really do deserve to lose.

[NastyRiffraff]

4. My god, that bill is too much even for TRUMP?

I swear, there'll be pitchforks and torches out if they pass that POS.

[marylandblue]

5. They'll still fall in line like a pack of stoned sheep

They may bleet a bit, but thetve shown no inclination to actually oppose him.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Bwahahahah!

He slapped down your beloved bill and he's still going to take you all down in 2018! Suckers!

[leftynyc]

7. If these imbeciles

didn't realize degenerate donnie would throw them to the wolves, they're too stupid to breathe. They're getting exactly what they deserve for supporting him. No sympathy.

[rusty fender]

8. Absolutely!

They'll help Boss Tweet again and again, until he becomes a political liability to him.

[Blue_true]

9. You vote for a psycho, you get an a psycho. nt

[Sunlei]

10. trump knows pence/ryan can't wait for him to be gone. He's very dangerous now, trapped in

WH fishbowl and will lash out in unpredictable ways.