Trump Threatens to Primary Conservative Republican Congressional CaucusÂ
President Donald Trump has just effectively declared a political war on members of his own party, and all Democrats. Nearly one week after suffering a devastating and embarrassing defeat – the failure of his bill to “repeal and replace” ObamaCare – Trump is still battling those he sees as responsible for its demise.
Rather than admit it was a bad bill that only 17% of Americans supported, and rather than admit it was a bill that literally broke nearly every promise he has made about reforming health care, Trump is blaming the three dozen or so Republican members of the far right wing House Freedom Caucus who effectively blocked the bill from even coming to the floor, and, of course, all Democrats.
And it appears Trump is threatening to support the entire House Freedom Caucus being primaried.
“I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans, and this is so important to me,” President-elect Trump said in the early morning hours of November 9, delivering his election victory speech. “For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people,” he joked, “I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.”
Compare that to President Trump’s tweet Thursday morning:
“The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!”
That tweet proves Trump has no confidence in his deal-making abilities, which was also proven when he couldn’t get ObamaCare repeal passed – and gave up after just 17 days.
Even his own White House won’t comment, as NBC News’ Bradd Jaffy notes:
Backlash to his tweet was swift:Â
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