Does Trump Think GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Bill Will Pass? ‘We’ll See’

President Donald Trump pauses in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Friday, March 24, 2017, where it was announced the approval of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the $8... President Donald Trump pauses in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Friday, March 24, 2017, where it was announced the approval of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the $8 billion project, Friday, March 24, 2107, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump’s confidence that Republicans’ bill to repeal and replace Obamacare will pass in the House appeared to falter Friday morning.

Reporters asked Trump during a meeting with his economic council what he would do if the American Health Care Act failed. The President did not deny that the legislation would fail, or give a concrete answer—he simply said “we’ll have to see.”

When a reporter followed up asking if he thought the bill would pass, Trump again said, “we’ll see.”

Trump’s circumspection was a sharp departure from the White House’s line just a day earlier. During his daily press briefing Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer seemed confident that the vote would happen that day and that it would pass.

Obviously, the vote did not place Thursday, and Trump appeared to be one of the last people to find out about the delay. By the time he told reporters that the House would vote later Thursday evening, reports were already flying that the vote would not take place until Friday.

He did seem confident about one thing: when a reporter asked if he rushed into tackling healthcare, he mouthed “no.”

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  1. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Off Topic - something is happening regarding Manafort testifying before the House (?) Intel committee. For a second there was a banner on the front page of the Washington post which then turned to a link for a Press Conference (top of the page) for Congressman Schiff. https://www.washingtonpost.com/

  2. I don’t think this dumbass realizes that the House vote is just one half of the equation. It still has to get through the Senate before it goes to his desk.

    Oh School House Rock! Where are you when we need you?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0
  3. Trump’s* Congress refuses to let public or CBO see changes to republican healthcare-murder bill; but vote to fast-track legislation and by-pass the usual legislative safeguards.

    This fish rots from the head down.

  4. Maybe that’s because of the upcoming Trump* story:

    Allegedly, Trump* entered into an agreement with a private Russian oil conglomerate Rosneft for 0.5% of the companies total profits in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions.

    The details of this arrangement were established at the Mayflower Hotel in a private meeting attended by Trump*; Jeff Sessions; Kushner, Lewandowski; Manafort and Bud McFarlane [see: Iran-Contra] among others.

    This would be the 3rd meeting Jeff Sessions had with the Russians that he failed to reveal under oath.

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