Stop blaming this on Ryan. Trump wants this bill too. I agree with Trump.
Nah. Trump is signaling all day long that Ryan is.not.listening.
The Freedom Caucus is.
It is they who line up with Trump and he with the Caucus.
Ryan is burning out loud and in public. Done. He deals or else it goes down.
I agree with with Trump too. I have a problem with Ryan’s skills, that’s all. Skills are required in his position. I question his skills.
I blame Ryan for starting with such a ridiculous bill, knowing full well what is really needed.
Trump wants this bill too. I agree with Trump.
Trump has said he wants a good bill, and so do many people who voted for him.
As I've said since the beginning: there was zero chance that this bill would pass as introduced. Therefore, it was going to be changed. And those changes need to meet with the approval of the House Freedom Caucus, not to mention the voters who were promised repeal & replace.
Paul Ryan is the most powerful man in the Legislative branch of the federal government. The President doesn't write laws. He just says what he would like them to contain. If this law doesn't contain what was broadly outlined during the campaign, then the legislator who introduced it is not—in the face of urgent need—meeting his duty to be responsive to the people who put him in charge of that branch of government.
I like to think that Trump is a big picture guy. But he didn’t hire Ryan so he needs to watch him.