Trump, July 2017: Tweet more

Bravery!

Breaking: Sen. @MarcoRubio: Obamacare is broken, I will support a simple repeal. pic.twitter.com/jFKiNS9cPi

— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) July 18, 2017

Does the Reagan Battalion do all their fighting in Hollywood, just like Dutch?

They're bold

the Plankton with a Hairpiece, emptily threatening to pull healthcare from the purple-haired abuelitas who adore him.

This clown.

As Senate health bill collapses, Trump takes credit for winning over most Republicans: "would have been 48-4. impressive by any standard"

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 18, 2017

the number one loser, by any standard

ahhahhaha

can we do a Kickstarter to fund sending a truck full of participation trophies to the White House?

In response to which

pic.twitter.com/P1h45vaq0r

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) July 18, 2017

solid burn

In fairness, he did say 'you'.

Trump's definition of "obstruction" is idiotic. Not voting for a bill that would undo your party's greatest legislative achievement in a generation is not obstruction. When Obama was in office the Republicans blocked judicial nominees and held the government hostage in order to grandstand about budgets. They blocked routine congressional operations, not just legislation they disagreed with. Totally different.

I know everyone here understands that but I just wanted to write it out in case Trump's reading this thread.

Dude. Donald Trump doesn't understand how to use most big words correctly. It's just his thing.

Trump's definition of "obstruction" is idiotic.

For sure. And even if he managed to "let Obamacare die" or whatever, talk about a shortcut to "owning" it.

'I can't believe it. I asked for extra ketchup with this steak. This is such obstruction.'

Treeship is wrong, the Democrats in the Senate did pull all kinds of obstructionist procedural tactics, refused to attend hearings, deployed parliamentary tricks to keep votes from being held, extended debates, etc., the efficacy of which was debated on these very threads.

Trump is an idiot, but the Congressional Dems are def being obstructionist (as they should be imo)

ppl on here were complaining that the Dems *weren't* being obstructionist enough, and then when they did commit to using every tool at their disposal, afterwards they don't get credit for it? wtf

and whatever else Schemer held the caucus together, even Manchin and Heitkamp.

haha Schemer

Gotta say, with each passing day, apparently so many Trump people interested in Russian adoption. Who knew?

Kind of amazing no crypto-Nazi Twitter egg has ever used the nickname "Chuck Schemer."

Also, in irony news:

Leadership: Whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2013

Public Policy Polling: Health Care a Mine Field for Republicans; Many Trump Voters in Denial on Russia

Q53
If Donald Trump shot someone on 5th Avenue, would you approve or disapprove of the job he’s doing as President?
22% - Approve
62% - Disapprove
16% - Not sure

LOL, not sure. "Let me think about it."

What is even the point

Sources say McConnell intent to hold vote to proceed on straight repeal, even if it fails

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 18, 2017

Oh and

JUST IN: Pres. Trump on Afghan War: "I want to find out why we've been there for 17 years." https://t.co/GgPnq7GKlf

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) July 18, 2017

can't wait till we get to the bottom of this one

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/20157854_10159075931325707_7205769643542106897_o.jpg?oh=2eae0b685b73247412dfddd962ac774a&oe=59FB5556

Top Republican: "[Trump] was playing with a firetruck & trying on a cowboy hat as the bill was collapsing, and he had no clue" (@jeffzeleny)

— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) July 18, 2017

Another GOP senator tells @DanaBashCNN: "It just shows what our guys think of Trump. Can you imagine them doing this to another president?"

— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) July 18, 2017

he says, anonymously

Sometimes the symbolism is pure

This photo, courtesy of @tedbarrettcnn: Reince Priebus ducking out of Senate lunch for a phone call, obscured by giant trash bin pic.twitter.com/hoD8QDOnvu

— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) July 18, 2017

Regarding eight person at meeting:

2. Oh, maybe because he was allegedly at the center of a 1.4 BILLION RUSSIAN MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME? https://t.co/UkHP9Tun0A

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 18, 2017

If Yam blames Congress for months when none of the shiny toys get passed, I could see them turning on him as their best survival option.

good headline http://fusion.kinja.com/its-not-mitch-mcconnells-fault-that-your-ideas-are-bad-1797026081

What is even the point

to hang Cruz, Lee, Paul, et al out to dry

Which is hilarious because movement conservatives types who celebrate that crew are currently crowing about the vote as a was to 'expose' those who betrayed them past on their past repeal votes.

If Yam blames Congress for months when none of the shiny toys get passed, I could see them turning on him as their best survival option.

After today I suspect more than a few of them are already contemplating this.

It's a happy day!

Ron Johnson runs - literally runs - out of Senate GOP Conference mtg on health care, doesn't want to answer questions

— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) July 18, 2017

Angst, ennui etc

Coming out of lunch, both Toomey and Murkowski say no decision was announced on whether there would be a vote

— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) July 18, 2017

GOP Will Eat Itself

The banner alert on my Times app just says "breaking health care."

This week's the anniversary of Trump saying "I alone can fix it." (He meant "blame Dems." Blame the teleprompter.) https://t.co/bXnebBzYsl

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) July 18, 2017

Success!

Trump made it from the beginning to the end of his health-care initiative without answering a single question on the details of the bill.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 18, 2017

Nice to see this guy openly flail

"We'll have to see what happens," McConnell answers when asked what comes next if 2015 repeal vote fails

— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) July 18, 2017

Wow.
"Well we have a new Supreme Court justice" McConnell says when asked how he'll justify failure on health care to voters

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) July 18, 2017

he says, anonymously

― I Love You, Fancybear (symsymsym), T

lol yeah

Indeed, sir.

McConnell on what will happen when repeal fails: “My suspicion is that there’ll be hearings about the crisis that we have."

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) July 18, 2017

Fox News does not have a single story related to the healthcare bill on their front page. Their big blaring headline is...

"Obama UN ambassador to testify in House unmasking probe"

crisis meaning... russia scandals? xp

idk I still imagine the Hill and Trump conspiring to destroy the health markets as much as possible in an attempt to blame Dems in 2018. Not that it's strategic -- the House has blood on its handsalready.

but if they can't pass anything, then the status quo holds - no?