Trump slams McCain as a 'let down' over ObamaCare repeal
Source: The Hill
BY ALICIA COHN - 09/23/17 07:18 AM EDT
President Trump on Saturday said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) let down his party, the people of Arizona and his best friend by opposing the GOPs latest attempt to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
In a series of tweets on Saturday morning, Trump criticized McCain's announced decision from the day before that he could not "in good conscience" vote for the health care legislation that the Trump administration has been lobbying for in the Senate.
Trump alleged that McCain had been influenced in his decision by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in his decision to oppose the bill co-authored by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
"Sad," Trump wrote. "McCain let his best friend L.G. down!" Trump added. McCain had acknowledged he struggled in his opposition to the health care legislation in part because of its authors.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/352021-trump-slams-mccain-as-a-let-down-over-obamacare-repeal
no_hypocrisy
(46,130 posts)I doubt they often voted in favor or against legislation in tandem.
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Wonder what Senate cafeteria table McCain will have to sit at now!
Captain Dotard will make sure he's not just a nobody, he'll be an "ex-somebody".
Moostache
(9,895 posts)Nothing new at all. I never agree with Lindsey Graham, but at least you can see the difference between a man with true friends and a bully blow hard with no couth, no respect and no true friends.
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)unlike himself
DFW
(54,408 posts)More like "let him off the hook."
McCain isn't likely to run for re-election again. Graham is.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)To put dumpf where he belongs, in an unemployment line.
It's obvious the gloves are off, McCain hasn't forgotten the snipe about his ordeal in Vietnam and it's payback time.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)McCain was sincere when he spoke when the last bill failed about process and it was not out of line with work he did throughout his career. He, like every successful Senator, worked with people across the aisle after looking for the common ground that they both shared. He and John Kerry wrote many bills that passed to help veterans. He also joined Kerry in the effort that was painful for both in working on the POW/MIA issue and reconciliation with Vietnam. He worked with Joe Lieberman (2003) on a bill to address climate change, which like all such bills went nowhere, but it was a serious effort. He worked with Ted Kennedy on the (2006?) comprehensive immigration bill. He worked with Feingold on campaign financing. More recently, he worked with Bernie Sanders on the VA bill.
Remember, he was attacked far worse by GWH in the 2000 primaries and the consequence to McCain was potentially not getting the 2000 nomination. Yet he was there strongly behind Bush in 2004 against someone who then could have been called his best friend in the Senate.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)And I've always liked him but then again when palin was chosen to run with him that was all she wrote for any thoughts I'd ever vote for him, I've read his book and he did go through absolute hell in Vietnam.
I suffer from chronic pain and I know what the word excruciating means so I have an idea of what he went through, my Father liked him and that's saying a lot but he would not have voted for him either.
A great man in the wrong party.
And when dumpf insulted him it pissed me off like you wouldn't believe, a "man" that has never known what's it's like to take out the trash pissing all over a prisoner of war who suffered for his country.
What a world we live in now.....
global1
(25,253 posts)disavow it when the healthcare system gets completely screwed up and people's premiums go thru the roof; caps are placed on coverage; pre-existing conditions deny coverage and people start saying TrumpCare is a complete disaster and failure. He'll find a way to blame the Dems, the Repugs, the States, Hillary, Obama, the Insurance Companies, the People themselves - anybody & anything - just to keep the blame away from himself.
He doesn't know whats in this current iteration of this bill. He hasn't read it. If he did read it he wouldn't understand it.
All he wants is to say HE repealed and replaced Obamacare.
But when the crap hits the fan - he will distance himself as far away from the fallout as possible.
He is a fraud and a phoney. He doesn't deserve to be called a president or even Mr.
He needs to be controlled so he stops embarrassing this country.
We need to win back the House and Senate so we can render him impotent in case Mueller fails to take him out of office. We need to do this to assure a future for our children and grandchildren.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Not one portion of an ounce of human compassion and respect.
The ugliness of this "man's" soul and character is a horror.
"It" is in the White House.
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)Trump already said JM let him down when Donald ridiculed all POWs with his 'I like people who were not captured' statement.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)There's no way (imo) that these two long-time, Senate friends didn't discuss their strategy and McCain's vote in detail.
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)marieo1
(1,402 posts)Who let down who? I think DJT let down the republican party. I think John McCain has a right to his opinion. DJT criticizes and slams everyone. Surely, we all can see that and ignore his hateful comments. He reminds me of a 10 year old bully. Apparently, DJT has got away with his nastiness his whole life. And......apparently his family won't stand up to him and neither will the Rep. DJT will destroy all of us and no one does anything to stop him!!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,035 posts)Tweeting on his golden shitter.