Trump repeats claim that ObamaCare repeal couldn't pass because of senator in hospital

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




President Trump in an interview broadcast Thursday again maintained that Republicans have enough votes to repeal ObamaCare and repeated his claim that a GOP senator in the hospital is preventing a vote before Friday.

The lawmaker Trump mentions appears to be Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), who said Wednesday that he is not hospitalized, but recovering at home.

“We have the votes, but reconciliation is a disaster. But as you know, it ends on Friday. So we don't have enough time, because we have one senator who's a ‘yes’ vote, a great person, but he's in the hospital,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” in the interview, which was taped Wednesday in Indiana. “And he's a ‘yes’ vote. So we can't do it by Friday. So we have the votes. We will do it some time at the beginning of the year, but prior to the election in November.”

Trump early Wednesday had made a reference to a senator in the hospital on Twitter, arguing Republicans have enough votes to pass health care reform, despite repeated failed attempts to do so.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/352838-trump-repeats-claim-that-obamacare-repeal-couldnt-pass-because-of-senator

[Ilsa]

1. Bill Khrystal, Joe Scab, et al called trump a LIAR

this morning. Said it would have been easier for trump to just tell the truth, but he's not capable of being honest.

[Brainstormy]

2. More evidence of dementia n/t

[Doitnow]

8. I bet that Dump was having a "moment" and he was thinking about McCain being in the hospital.

[yallerdawg]

3. I saw that.

One of the "Fox friends" asked the interviewer: "What is this 'someone is in the hospital' thing?" and that interviewer ignored the question, too!

I'm pretty sure to be factual, the deadline for the vote would be Saturday, Sept 30, at midnight.

But what do facts matter to a pathological liar.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. This is Clint Eastwood talking to the chair

it's a fantasy ploy that allows them to externalize defeat

they are *never* responsible for anything, and they never concede or lose

It is a mental trick and probably convinces 5% of their base

[IronLionZion]

5. A Republican getting healthcare is stopping them from getting rid of our healthcare

We'd like to take away your health care already but we have to wait until one of our people gets his first

[left-of-center2012]

6. And Trump says ...

The reason we can't rush aid to Puerto Rico is that there are no highways to Puerto Rico,
due to a very big ocean.

To quote Dr Leslie Winkle, Ph.D:

"Dumb ass"

[DK504]

7. The tweet from Cochran "correcting"

or telling everyone he's an idiot becasue he wasn't in the hospital and was capable of casting a vote. Love it when they slap back and prove the TIC is a moron.

[Bengus81]

9. So WHO is it Donnie?? Someone you bandaged up like the invisible man??

Yeah...that way NO one could know who it is. This asshat has lost his mind AGAIN.