Senator Wavering on Planned-Parenthood Defunding

July 21, 2017

The press stormed Republican senators as they were filing out of their lunch with President Trump Wednesday, which he had scheduled abruptly to talk health care. In his opening remarks at the meeting, President Trump told the senators that they need to forget about vacation until they have a serious health care plan in place.

“Obamacare was a big lie, ” Trump said of his predecessor’s signature legislation.

“I intend to keep my promise and I know you will too, ” he added. “We have no choice. We have to repeal and replace Obamacare.”

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Trump then picked out a few of the senators who have been giving him and the GOP leadership headaches by failing to get behind the repeal and replace legislation – including one who was sitting right next to him.

This was the one we were worried about, you weren’t there, ” Trump said to Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), who was sitting to his right. “You’re going to be. Look, he wants to remain a senator, doesn’t he? Okay, and I think the people of your state, which I know very well, I think they’re going to appreciate whenever you do.”

As you can see, Heller turned visibly uncomfortable after Trump’s remarks.

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