Spicer: Trump Called Senators About O’Care Repeal Over The Weekend

White House press secretary Sean Spicer points to a question during a media briefing at the White House, Monday, June 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
White House press secretary Sean Spicer points to a questioner during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday that President Donald Trump reached out to several senators over the weekend to seek their support for Senate Republicans’ bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.

“He made several calls to multiple senators to hear their concerns and get their ideas, and understand where they’re at and what needs to get done,” Spicer said at a press briefing, asked how Trump was involved over the weekend with the health care effort.

He later named some senators with whom Trump spoke: “I know he’s talked to Sen. Cruz, he’s talked to Sen. Paul, I know he’s talked to Sen. Capito, Sen. Johnson,” Spicer said. “I don’t have — but I know those individuals and I think several others.”

“He’s very pleased with the developments that have come,” Spicer said, referring to Senate Republicans’ bill. “He’s been impressed with the work. He obviously, as you mentioned, he wants a bill that has heart. He wants a bill that does what it’s supposed to do. When you look at what happened with Obamacare, he doesn’t — he wants to make sure that we think through it. As I mentioned to Blake, he had several calls over the weekend hearing ideas and opinions about how to strengthen it, and will continue to support ways to make the bill stronger. 

“But are these criteria, as you said in the past, still to cover everyone with lower premiums and lower deductibles?” one reporter asked.

“Sure,” Spicer replied.

And despite the White House’s criticism of Democrats for their refusal to work with them to repeal Obamacare, Spicer said he didn’t know if Trump had called any Democrats.

“I don’t know the answer to that,” Spicer said, when asked if Trump had reached out to Democrats.

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  1. No matter how much you try to lie about it, the parrot is still dead!

  2. Most of these calls came from behind the hedge.

  3. I don’t know the answer to that,” Spicer said, when asked if Trump had reached out to Democrats.

    I’m guess it wasn’t so much reaching out to Ds but a raised hand displaying a bird.

  4. Wait… if the bill is "mean"™©®, why is he cajoling senators to vote for it? It’s almost like… I mean, if I didn’t know better… but it’s almost like he has no scruples, moral compass or recollection of his words or stances of just moments before.

    Good thing we know better! Hail, Hair Furor!!!

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