HA! Trump's ultimatum: vote for AHCA or ACA stays in place

[Recursion]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/us/politics/health-republicans-vote.html

GOP, you done been had

The initial House vote, called Thursday to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s signing, had to be postponed, and Mr. Trump confronted the possibility of a humiliating loss on the first significant legislative push of his presidency.

At a White House meeting with members of the hard-line conservative Freedom Caucus, he agreed to the conservatives’ demands to strip federal health insurance requirements for basic benefits such as maternity care, emergency services, mental health and wellness visits from the bill. But that was not enough to placate the faction, and a vote scheduled for Thursday was placed on hold.

As House leaders struggled to negotiate with holdouts in the hopes of rescheduling a vote as early as Friday, Mr. Trump dispatched senior officials to the Capitol with a blunt message: He would agree to no additional changes, and Republicans must either support the bill or resign themselves to leaving President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement in place.

[babylonsister]

1. And I don't even think it was by design on dt's part. He spoke and that was that.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. And a cheer goes up, throughout the land!

[Heartstrings]

3. So I'm wondering what's actually "covered" in this (inhumane) health care act?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. What an amazing statement!

Republicans must either support the bill or resign themselves to leaving President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement in place.

[marybourg]

9. Hatred of Dems before country. nt

[Kimchijeon]

5. HAHAHA yes, leave it in place then. Too bad, so sad!

[adigal]

6. Freedom to screw America caucus told to vote their "conscience."

They are all going to commit political suicide and vote for this. They have to. The humiliation will be so great if they don't that they won't get anything else done.
Watch, they will.
Meanwhile, the CBO gave it even worse marks and they took out that Essentials Conditions part.

[brewens]

7. A RW friend posted that he's done if we just get "Obamacare light" ad not a full repeal of the ACA.

On FB. I like seeing that from him. Stick to your guns buddy! Force them to either screw themselves or fuck themselves! He does know Obamacare is the same as the ACA too. Gotta give him credit for that.

This dude is on disability too btw. He actually broke both heels off in a ladder fall about 13 years ago. Probably figures he's aced his way to retirement long enough that he can't be cut off. He can boat and fish well enough, I know that for sure.

[OhZone]

8. k

That is all.

[mac56]

10. I think he needs to work on his threats.