White House Officially Denies Reality: Insists Health Care Vote Still on, More Republicans Moving to ‘Yes’
‘I Think the President Has Given It His All’
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer just concluded his daily press briefing, insisting the House will vote on TrumpCare at 3:30 PM Friday, while refusing to accept that the bill, if put to a vote, likely will fail.Â
Looks like you don’t have quite enough votes, Donald. Art of the fail, it seems?
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 24, 2017
Spicer also played defense, passing blame for the bill’s possible failure on to House Republicans, insisting the White House and President Trump have done everything they possibly could, and at the end of the day they “can’t force people to vote.”
Press Sec on health care bill: “You can’t force someone to vote a certain way…this isn’t a dictatorship.” https://t.co/LzUgkqSedt pic.twitter.com/egVU7KwQ8k
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 24, 2017
In reality, there are at least 34 “no” votes on TrumpCare, the bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Only 22 “no” votes from Republicans are possible for the bill to pass.
.@PressSec on GOP healthcare bill: “When you look at legislative efforts I think the president has given it his all” https://t.co/aKA2eFQEvb pic.twitter.com/O6dDVt5ekR
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 24, 2017
Spicer tries to put on a positive spin, but all reporting shows otherwise. He reiterated that there are no second chances on the bill, either they pass it or he will not sign another attempt to repeal.
Questioner: “If this fails today, is the President done…â€@PressSec: “So negative…”https://t.co/xOVt3XRXkE pic.twitter.com/r7z64fUNbN
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 24, 2017
Make no mistake, this is a massive failure for the nascent Trump administration:
In which Spicer argues that, even if Trumpcare fails it’s OK because Trump tried really hard pic.twitter.com/QCJHCT4IcV
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 24, 2017
Spicer saying WH did everything it could.
One thing Trump never did: sell the bill on substance, to voters concerned about health care.
— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) March 24, 2017
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